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illegality

[ il-ee-gal-i-tee ]

noun

plural illegalities.
  1. illegal condition or quality; unlawfulness.
  2. an illegal act.


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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of illegality1

From the Medieval Latin word ŧ, dating back to 1630–40. See illegal, -ity
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The evidence of a massive and coordinated project to defraud the European Parliament and its associated taxpayers included jaw-droppingly incriminating emails suggesting officials knew exactly what they were doing, and the illegality of their actions.

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"The bill payer has paid for a service that has never fully been provided, and the illegality demonstrates that for all to see."

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"El Salvador today is a deep black hole of illegalities, of violations of the fundamental freedoms and liberties enshrined under our constitution and under the Inter-American Convention on Human Rights," Mr Campos insists.

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The authorities approved it, despite acknowledging the illegality of Inger-Tone's situation, because they determined that by then she had "no connection to Korea anymore".

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While conceding that Snowden broke the law, she repeatedly and poignantly refused to call him a traitor during her confirmation hearing — and pointed out that he exposed illegality by the government.

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