illegality
pronunciation
How to pronounce illegality in British English:
UK [ˌɪliˈgæləti]
How to pronounce illegality in American English:
US [ˌɪliˈɡælɪti]
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- Noun:
- unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Word Origin
- illegality (n.)
- 1630s, from illegal + -ity; or else from French illegalité (14c.).
Example
- 1. We 'd better have an answer in the debate about its illegality .
- 2. The illegality of this successful export business means that its multi-billion-dollar profits go to criminal gangs .
- 3. Governments need to tread lightly to avoid damaging innovation but the internet cannot become a safe harbour for illegality .
- 4. Hedge funds are well versed in risk and reward , and the risks of illegality are now greater in the us than in europe .
- 5. ' The reason it has grown is that illegality in society has become more and more tolerable , ' he says .