unlawfulness (HyperDic hyper-dictionary)

English > 1 sense of the word *unlawfulness*:
NOUN	attribute	unlawfulness	the quality of failing to conform to law

English > *unlawfulness*: 1 sense > noun 1, attribute
Meaning	The quality of failing to conform to law.
Narrower	illegality	unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
	illegitimacy	unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
	illicitness	The quality of not conforming strictly to law
	shadiness	Of questionable honesty or legality
Broader	quality	An essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
Opposite	lawfulness	The quality of conforming to law
Adjectives	unlawful	contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law
	unlawful	contrary to or forbidden by law
	unlawful	having no legally established claim
	unlawful	not conforming to legality, moral law, or social convention

HyperDic: unlawfulness