ILLEGALITY

illegality

(noun) unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

illegality (countable and uncountable, plural illegalities)

(law) the state of being illegal

(law, uncountable) a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law

Antonyms

• legality

Source: Wiktionary


Il`le*gal"i*ty, n.; pl. Illegalities. Etym: [Cf. F. illégalité.]

Definition: The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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STATE

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Coffee Trivia

Coffee has initially been a food – chewed, not sipped. Early African tribes consume coffee by grinding the berries together, adding some animal fat, and rolling the treats into tiny edible energy balls.

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