unlawfulness

noun

Definition of unlawfulnessnext
as in illegality

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  1. criminality
  2. abuse
  3. corruption
Noun
  • The sheer scale of the criminality meant the case was split into two trials.
    Kathleen Magramo, CNN, 6 Dec. 2024
  • Prosecutors took liberties in interpreting defendants’ literary work to imply a criminality bleeding into every aspect of their lives.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of criminality
Noun
  • After struggling with substance abuse in her teen years, Bynes was placed in a conservatorship in 2013, which was eventually terminated in 2022.
    Raechal Shewfelt, EW.com, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Florida officials closed Dozier in 2011, following state and federal investigations and news reports documenting the abuses.
    Kate Payne, Los Angeles Times, 1 Jan. 2025
Definition of abuse
Noun
  • Aliyev has maintained power through electoral fraud, widespread corruption, and the arrest and torture of political opponents and journalists.
    Paul du Quenoy, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Terry heads to the courthouse to report the cops and get his money back, and a plot unfolds that wraps up local politics, issues of civil forfeiture and corruption.
    Taylor Antrim, Vogue, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of corruption
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“Unlawfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unlawfulness. Accessed 9 Jan. 2025.

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