illegality
IPA: ɪɫigˈæɫɪti
noun
- (law) the state of being illegal
- (law, uncountable) a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law
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Examples of "illegality" in Sentences
- Gray, The legality or illegality is grey at this point.
- Because conservatives say that the illegality is the problem.
- Contrary to popularly held beliefs, abortion is not historically steeped in illegality.
- So there is no dual illegality, which is the second thing that it must be for there to be an extradition.
- On blackmail: the illegality is not in the threat, but in the promise not to carry out the threat if money is paid.
- As an advocate for those held without charge or trial by an occupation rooted in illegality, and under the increasing scrutiny of a world skeptical of U.S. intentions in Iraq, Amal Swadi is a person of interest indeed.
- These "settlements" are illegal, hence another irony, that their illegality is prosecuted, while illegal West Bank settlements at the core of the Israeli-Palestinian dispute are permitted by the government, or ignored as the disputes between Jewish settlers and their government await a "political solution."
- So, many who are on the (more or less) Republican side of the debate in favor of harsh laws and “get-tough” policies and are motivated by a desire for rules being enforced, are actually being led by advocacy groups and elected officials who are much more interested in reducing the numbers (and therefore, illegal immigration makes for a convenient target of opportunity, but the illegality is helpful to their side and therefore they fight against eliminating the illegality).
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