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unlawfulness vs illicitness

illicitness vs unlawfulness

unlawfulness and illicitness both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
unlawfulness Yes No No No
illicitness Yes No No No
As nouns, illicitness is a hyponym of unlawfulness; that is, illicitness is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than unlawfulness:
  • unlawfulness: the quality of failing to conform to law
  • illicitness: the quality of not conforming strictly to law
Other hyponyms of unlawfulness include illegality, illegitimacy, shadiness.
unlawfulness (noun) illicitness (noun)
the quality of failing to conform to law the quality of not conforming strictly to law
Difference between unlawfulness and illicitness

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