illegality

English

Etymology

From French illégalité.

Noun

illegality (countable and uncountable, plural illegalities)

  1. (law) the state of being illegal
    The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
  2. (law, uncountable) a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law
    When sued for refusing to pay for services provided by a prostitute, the customer raised the defense of illegality.

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