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Illegality

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legalitynounLawfulness.

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unlawfulnessnoun(uncountable) The state of being unlawful.
unlawful(law) Prohibited; not permitted by law (either civil or criminal law; see illegal)
illicitnounA banned or unlawful item.
lawlessnessnounA lack of law; a lack of law and order; anarchy.
illegitimacynounThe state of being born to parents who were not legally married to each other.
wrongdoingnoun(uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
wrongfulnessnounThe state or quality of being wrongful.
impermissibilitynounThe state or condition of being impermissible.
criminalisationnounNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of criminalization. [The act of making a previously legal activity illegal, the act of making something a criminal offence.]
irregularnounA soldier who is not a member of an official military force and who may not use regular army tactics.
inadmissibilitynoun(uncountable) The state of being inadmissible.
permissibilitynoun(uncountable) The condition of being permissible; legitimacy; allowability.
validitynounThe state of being valid, authentic or genuine.
legitimacynounThe quality or state of being legitimate or valid; validity.
legalitynounLawfulness.
lawfulnessnounProperty of being lawful, of obeying the law.
legitimizationnounThe process of legitimizing, of making legitimate and/or legal.
hidingnoun(uncountable) A state of concealment.
legalnoun(uncountable, informal) The legal department of a company or organization.
implantationnoun(surgery) The act of inserting a medical implant.

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