The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
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Illegality
Synonyms for "illegality" (49 found)
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Closest matches (10)
Strong matches (15)
Related words (24)
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5 entriesTranslations
21 translations across 16 languages.
Bulgarian
1 entries- незаконност noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Catalan
1 entries- il·legalitat noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Czech
1 entries- ilegalita noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
French
1 entries- illégalité noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Galician
1 entries- ilegalidade noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
German
1 entries- Illegalität noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Hindi
1 entries- अवैधता noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Irish
4 entries- aindleathacht noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
- mídhlisteanacht noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
- neamhdhleathacht noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
- neamhdhlíthiúlacht noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Italian
1 entries- illegalità noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Japanese
2 entries- 違法 noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
- 違法性 noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Mongolian
1 entries- хууль бус байдал noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Polish
2 entries- bezprawność noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
- nielegalność noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Portuguese
1 entries- ilegalidade noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Spanish
1 entries- ilegalidad noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Swahili
1 entries- uharamu noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Welsh
1 entries- anghyfreithlondeb noun ((law) the state of being illegal)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
In Fraenkel’s defiance of mortality and professionalism and his skill in navigating the triple state lay part of the origins of his idea of the dual state. He answered the illegality in the Nazi prerogative state with his own commitment to illegality in both the resistance and even the legal system itself.
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When sued for refusing to pay for services provided by a prostitute, the customer raised the defense of illegality.
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