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unlawfulness vs illegality

illegality vs unlawfulness

unlawfulness and illegality both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unlawfulness Yes No No No
illegality Yes No No No
As nouns, illegality is a hyponym of unlawfulness; that is, illegality is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unlawfulness:
  • unlawfulness: the quality of failing to conform to law
  • illegality: unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Other hyponyms of unlawfulness include illegitimacy, illicitness, shadiness.
unlawfulness (noun) illegality (noun)
the quality of failing to conform to law unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
Difference between unlawfulness and illegality

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