Illicitness

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    The characteristic of being illicit. uncountable

    "All of that — the appeal, the access, the illicitness of cigarettes — was by design."

  2. 2
    the quality of not conforming strictly to law wordnet

Synonyms

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unlawfulnessanarchyillicit businesslawlessnessoutlawryunlawfulness

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"All of that — the appeal, the access, the illicitness of cigarettes — was by design."

Etymology

From illicit + -ness.

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