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What does illegality mean?

Looking for the meaning or definition of the word illegality? Here's what it means.

Noun
  1. (law) The state of being illegal.
  2. (law, uncountable) A defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law.
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They sought to contest the illegality of their situation by means of this citizen participation.
The rumours have also caused media headlines and accusations of malpractice and illegality aimed at the farming community.
There are indeed many grey areas within this issue, but I am quite sure that the law is correct in maintaining euthanasia's illegality.
It is the court's function to control illegality and to make sure that a body does not act outside its powers.
The real problem here, as I see it, is that some illegality may be involved.
But golf officials suspected that some club faces had been resharpened and were often verging on illegality.

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