illegality

[il-ee-gal-i-tee]

il·le·gal·i·ty

[il-ee-gal-i-tee]
noun, plural il·le·gal·i·ties.
1.
illegal condition or quality; unlawfulness.
2.
an illegal act.

Origin:
1630–40; < Medieval Latin illēgālitās. See illegal, -ity
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Illegality has a plethora of syllables.
So is pneumonoultramicroscopicsilicovolcanoconiosis. Does it mean:
an obscure term ostensibly referring to a lung disease caused by silica dust, sometimes cited as one of the longest words in the English language.
a white, crystalline, water-insoluble solid, C14H9Cl5, usually derived from chloral by reaction with chlorobenzene in the presence of fuming sulfuric acid: used as an insecticide and as a scabicide and pediculicide: agricultural use prohibited in the U.S.
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illegal (ɪˈliːɡəl)
 
adj
1.  forbidden by law; unlawful; illicit
2.  unauthorized or prohibited by a code of official or accepted rules
 
n
3.  a person who has entered or attempted to enter a country illegally
 
il'legally
 
adv
 
ille'gality
 
n

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