"illegalism" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /ɪˈliːɡəlɪz(ə)m/ [UK] Forms: illegalisms [plural]
Etymology: From illegal + -ism. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|illegal|ism}} illegal + -ism Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} illegalism (countable and uncountable, plural illegalisms)
  1. Illegal activity, especially seen as systemic or as part of a general philosophy or ideology. Wikipedia link: illegalism Tags: countable, uncountable
    Sense id: en-illegalism-en-noun-IdHXzPJm Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ism

Inflected forms

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