unlawfulness
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un·law·ful
(ŭn-lô′fəl)adj.
1. Not lawful; illegal.
2. Contrary to accepted morality or convention; illicit.
un·law′ful·ly adv.
un·law′ful·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | unlawfulness - the quality of failing to conform to law quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare illegality - unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute illegitimacy - unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law illicitness - the quality of not conforming strictly to law shadiness - of questionable honesty or legality; "they acted with such obvious shadiness that they were instantly recognizable"; "the shadiness of their transactions" lawfulness - the quality of conforming to law |
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unlawfulness
nounThe state or quality of being illegal:
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