ILLEGALITY

illegality

Noun

  1. : the state of being illegal
    The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act.
  2. (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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