illegality

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/ˌɪlɪˈgælɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/ˌɪliˈgælɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(il′ē gal′i tē)

Inflections of 'illegality' (n): npl: illegalities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
il•le•gal•i•ty /ˌɪliˈgælɪti/USA pronunciation   n. 
    1. [uncountable] the act or state of being illegal:a question of illegality.
    2. an illegal action:[countable]illegalities that added up to a number of crimes.
    See -leg-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
il•le•gal•i•ty  (il′ē gal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. Lawillegal condition or quality;
    unlawfulness.
  2. Lawan illegal act.
  • Medieval Latin illēgālitās. See illegal, -ity
  • 1630–40

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