Antonyms for illegality
| Grammar : Noun |
| Spell : il-ee-gal-i-tee |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˌɪl iˈgæl ɪ ti |
Definition of illegality
Origin :- 1630s, from illegal + -ity; or else from French illegalité (14c.).
- noun crime
- noun illegal state
- Ministerial circulars often have a remarkable character for illegality.
- Extract from : « The Cult of Incompetence » by Emile Faguet
- It may be worth while to mention a few of these kinds of illegality.
- Extract from : « Commercial Law » by Samuel Williston, Richard D. Currier, and Richard W. Hill
- But, as I said, these Jacobins seem to revel in illegality for its own sake.
- Extract from : « The Religious Persecution in France 1900-1906 » by Jane Milliken Napier Brodhead
- The illegality of these proclamations is most unquestionable.
- Extract from : « Constitutional History of England, Henry VII to George II, Volume II » by Henry Hallam
- There can be no doubt of the illegality of the next measure of the king and the chancellor.
- Extract from : « Atrocious Judges » by John Campbell, Baron Campbell
- He made no attempt to dispute the illegality of the deportations.
- Extract from : « The Annual Register 1914 » by Anonymous
- He blustered about the injustice and illegality of the Masters proceedings.
- Extract from : « The Real Shelley, Vol. I (of 2) » by John Cordy Jeaffreson
- The poor beggars had civilized all the illegality out of the stock.
- Extract from : « The Syndic » by C.M. Kornbluth
- The employ is guilty of the like offence if he knows of the illegality.
- Extract from : « Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 7, Slice 4 » by Various
- He recalled what had been said about the illegality of trapping beaver.
- Extract from : « The Boy Scouts in A Trapper's Camp » by Thornton W. Burgess
Synonyms for illegality
- abomination
- antisocial behavior
- atrocity
- breach
- break
- caper
- case
- clandestineness
- corruption
- criminality
- delict
- delictum
- delinquency
- depravity
- dereliction
- enormity
- evil
- evil behavior
- fast one
- fault
- felony
- hit
- illegitimacy
- illicitness
- immorality
- infraction
- infringement
- iniquity
- job
- lawlessness
- malefaction
- malfeasance
- misconduct
- misdeed
- misdemeanor
- mortal sin
- offense
- outrage
- racket
- scandal
- sneak
- tort
- transgression
- trespass
- unlawful act
- unlawfulness
- vice
- villainy
- violation
- wickedness
- wrong
- wrongdoing
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