Meaning of Unlawfulness | Babel Free

Definitions

1. The state of being unlawful.
   uncountable
2. An unlawful act.
   countable

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: criminality, feloniousness, illicitness”

“They plead against the inconvenience, not the unlawfulness, […] of ceremonies in burial.”

“After all, Cave speaks about orders being so manifestly illegal that the person carrying them out must or ought to have⟳ been aware of their unlawfulness. From this alone, one can draw⟳ the conclusion that, if the executant of the order⟳ actually knows of its unlawfulness, he ought to be convicted, no matter⟳ whether the order⟳ is or, as in John Doe's case, is not manifestly illegal.”

“Near-synonyms: offense; outrage”

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