Antonyms for legality

Grammar : Noun

Spell : lee-gal-i-tee

Phonetic Transcription : liˈgæl ɪ ti

Definition of legality

Origin : mid-15c., from Middle French légalité, from Medieval Latin legalitatem (nominative legalitas), from Latin legalis "pertaining to the law" (see legal).

noun legitimacy

Example sentences :

It is this country that is dangerous, with her idealistic conception of legality.
Extract from : « The Secret Agent » by Joseph Conrad

I am happy to find you agreeing with me, then, in the legality of the doctrine of the right of search.
Extract from : « Homeward Bound » by James Fenimore Cooper

He had gone astray after Mr. Legality, and the rocks had almost overwhelmed him.
Extract from : « Bunyan » by James Anthony Froude

In other words, if it was not illegal—there was no doubt of its legality—it was an incivility.
Extract from : « The Story of the Great War, Volume VI (of VIII) » by Various

A point had arisen concerning the legality of certain payments.
Extract from : « All Roads Lead to Calvary » by Jerome K. Jerome

Council of Trent, the legality of which the Protestants denied.
Extract from : « A Modern History, From the Time of Luther to the Fall of Napoleon » by John Lord, A.M.

In the end, reconstruction must be judged by its results rather than by its legality.
Extract from : « The New Nation » by Frederic L. Paxson

And many were the opinions as to the legality of such a course.
Extract from : « The Dew of Their Youth » by S. R. Crockett

As to the legality of the affair, that will be decided when we arrive at Jamaica.
Extract from : « The Three Lieutenants » by W.H.G. Kingston

The pleadings upon the legality of this proceeding were solemn and full.
Extract from : « Chambers's Edinburgh Journal, No. 448 » by Various

Synonyms for legality

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