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Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side. Instead, he turned the law inside out and made illegality legal.
Robert Byrd

Meaning of "illegality" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF ILLEGALITY

illegality  [ˌɪlɪˈɡælɪtɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILLEGALITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Illegality is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ILLEGALITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

illegality

Law

Law is a term which does not have a universally accepted definition, but one definition is that law is a system of rules and guidelines which are enforced through social institutions to govern behaviour. Laws can be made by legislatures through legislation, the executive through decrees and regulations, or judges through binding precedents. Private individuals can create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that exclude the normal court process. The formation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people. A general distinction can be made between civil law jurisdictions, in which the legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates their laws, and common law systems, where judge-made binding precedents are accepted. Historically, religious laws played a significant role even in settling of secular matters, which is still the case in some religious communities, particularly Jewish, and some countries, particularly Islamic.

Definition of illegality in the English dictionary

The definition of illegality in the dictionary is the quality of being illegal.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILLEGALITY


conjugality
ˌkɒndʒʊˈɡælɪtɪ
egalite
iːˈɡælɪtɪ
egality
iːˈɡælɪtɪ
frugality
fruːˈɡælɪtɪ
functionality
ˌfʌŋkʃənˈælɪtɪ
homosexuality
ˌhəʊməʊˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
hospitality
ˌhɒspɪˈtælɪtɪ
legality
lɪˈɡælɪtɪ
locality
ləʊˈkælɪtɪ
mortality
mɔːˈtælɪtɪ
municipality
mjuːˌnɪsɪˈpælɪtɪ
nationality
ˌnæʃəˈnælɪtɪ
originality
əˌrɪdʒɪˈnælɪtɪ
personality
ˌpɜːsəˈnælɪtɪ
prodigality
ˌprɒdɪˈɡælɪtɪ
reality
rɪˈælɪtɪ
regality
riːˈɡælɪtɪ
sexuality
ˌsɛksjʊˈælɪtɪ
speciality
ˌspɛʃɪˈælɪtɪ
spirituality
ˌspɪrɪtjʊˈælɪtɪ

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILLEGALITY

illative
illatively
Illawarra
Ille-et-Vilaine
illegal
illegal alien
illegal immigrant
illegalisation
illegalise
illegalization
illegalize
illegally
illegibility
illegible
illegibleness
illegibly
illegitimacy
illegitimate
illegitimately
illegitimateness

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILLEGALITY

ability
abnormality
air quality
augmented reality
brutality
duality
equality
fatality
generality
in reality
individuality
inequality
infant mortality
low-quality
mentality
morality
neutrality
plurality
quality
virtual reality
vitality

Synonyms and antonyms of illegality in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILLEGALITY»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «illegality» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of illegality

Translation of «illegality» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILLEGALITY

Find out the translation of illegality to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of illegality from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «illegality» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

违法
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ilegalidad
570 millions of speakers

English

illegality
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अवैधता
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

شرعية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

незаконность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ilegalidade
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অবৈধতা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

illégalité
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Tidak sah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Illegalität
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

違法性
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

불법
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Ilegalitas
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

trái phép
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

சட்டத்திற்கு புறம்பான
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

अवैध
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

illegallik
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

illegalità
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

nielegalność
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

незаконність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ilegalitate
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

παρανομία
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

onwettigheid
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

olaglig
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ulovlighet
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of illegality

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLEGALITY»

The term «illegality» is quite widely used and occupies the 30.249 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILLEGALITY» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about illegality

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4 QUOTES WITH «ILLEGALITY»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word illegality.
1
Robert Byrd
Hitler never abandoned the cloak of legality; he recognized the enormous psychological value of having the law on his side. Instead, he turned the law inside out and made illegality legal.
2
Emanuel Celler
Illegality will never solve the problem of political lawlessness.
3
Nick Clegg
I am a passionate believer in freedom of speech. I would not support anything which would impinge on aggressive robust freedom of the British press, but when things go wrong and there has been outright illegality, there should be proper accountability.
4
Howard Staunton
If, during the course of the game, it be discovered that any error or illegality has been committed in the moves of the pieces, the moves must be retraced, and the necessary correction made, without penalty.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILLEGALITY»

Discover the use of illegality in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to illegality and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Working the Boundaries: Race, Space, and “Illegality” in ...
Working the Boundaries is a major contribution to theories of race and transnationalism and a scathing indictment of U.S. labor and citizenship policies./div
Nicholas De Genova, 2005
2
Illegality and public policy
This text examines the area, covering all situations where a contract cannot be enforced because to do so would result either in an illegal act or be against public policy.
R. A. Buckley, 2002
3
Intimate Migrations: Gender, Family, and Illegality Among ...
Transnational Mexicans experience what Boehm calls "intimate migrations," f.
Deborah A. Boehm, 2012
4
The State and Illegality in Indonesia
Indonesian judiciary have persistently, strenuously and effectively resisted efforts to hold them accountable for this illegality. Internal and external illegality In analyzing the conduct of Indonesia's courts, we distinguish between two types of  ...
E. Aspinall, G. van Klinken, 2011
5
Constructing Immigrant 'Illegality': Critiques, Experiences, ...
The border as central to constructions of immigrant illegality is a main focus of Heyman's contribution. Following De Genova and Rodriguez and Paredes, and dovetailing with Chavez's chapter, Heyman provides an in-depth look at border ...
Cecilia Menjívar, Daniel Kanstroom, 2013
6
The Illegality Defence: A Consultative Report
2.33 The doctrine of illegality must be viewed against this backdrop of legislation for State confiscation and recovery. We have considered at length whether these regimes supersede the need for an illegality defence. ln some cases, at least, ...
‎2009
7
Concise Contract Law
example, may know of the illegality, the other may not). These factors are also important considerations in assessing the effects of statutory illegality, although only as matters to be weighed in determining the ultimate question - the presumed ...
Peter Gillies, 1988
8
Towards a European Civil Code
Subject to the other factors in the case, in particular the purpose of the law in issue, there is a stronger case for the illegality rendering the contract ineffective if it was knowntoor intendedbythepartiesthanif bothwere unaware of the problem.
A. S. Hartkamp, 2011
9
Business Law
Vitiating Elements — Illegality 16.1 Introduction 16.1.1 In general The topic of illegality is a traditional one in any discussion of the law of contract. There is not, however, any unified doctrine of "illegality", so much as a complex of rules of quite ...
Peter Gillies, 2004
10
the development impact of the illegality of drug trade
Philip Keefer, Norman V. Loayza, Rodrigo R. Soares, World Bank. of many farmers depends on coca production, given the unavailability of alternative crops capable of generating enough income (Mejía and Posada, 2005). Prohibition efforts ...
Philip Keefer, Norman V. Loayza, Rodrigo R. Soares, 2008

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILLEGALITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term illegality is used in the context of the following news items.
1
County tackles HR budget requests, talks legality of payroll system …
... after commissioners Tuesday approved some of the new director's budget requests, while also noting the current payroll system's illegality. «Waco Tribune-Herald, Jul 15»
2
Depravity Is Still Pervasive on Wall Street, Says @GSElevator …
LeFevre also said his critics focus too much on the hedonistic aspects of Straight to Hell while missing the important issues of illegality in the ... «TheStreet.com, Jul 15»
3
Parliament of Ghana sued | General News 2015-07-17 - Ghana Web
They stated that if this illegality is allowed to succeed, then no staff of the service is safe because that would pave the way for persons who ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
4
cn|2 Pure Politics - The Chatter: Sabato's Crystal Ball bumps …
... to maintain state-level industrial hemp pilot programs despite the illegality of marijuana's botanical cousin at the federal level, according to a ... «cn|2, Jul 15»
5
Cantonment Board gets Madras HC rap for allowing hoardings in …
... said: "It shows the government authorities are conscious and aware of the illegality perpetrated from the licences granted by the Cantonment ... «NYOOOZ, Jul 15»
6
Legal flaws in government's case on Henoko | The Japan Times
Onaga's commission, having exhaustively investigated the decision-making process, now returns a clear case of illegality, on multiple grounds, ... «The Japan Times, Jul 15»
7
HC restrains work on two highrises in Mumbai's Khotachiwadi - The …
Apart from the illegality, the builder has exposed the occupants to a grave risk as the fire engines may not be able to approach the building." «Times of India, Jul 15»
8
County bid process deficient says Singas - The Island Now: News
“Senior attorneys and investigators in my office are comprehensively reviewing contracts for illegality, undisclosed relationships, and ... «The Island Now, Jul 15»
9
Defense Gets Turn To Grill Dewey Finance Director | The American …
“Did the prospect of prosecutors using Ms. Rodriguez' testimony against you help you overcome your denial” about the illegality of the ... «The American Lawyer, Jul 15»
10
Metro - PREMIUM TIMES: At Least ₦11.56 trillion Excess Crude …
... accusing her office, as supervisors of the fund, of arbitrariness and probably illegality in the management of a fund meant for the three tiers of ... «Nigerian Bulletin, Jul 15»

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