"pseudolegality" meaning in English

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          "text": "One of the devices of all dictatorships is the pseudolegality of the judicial system under which the most grotesque crimes are committed.",
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          "text": "In this phase when the National Socialist regime was still attempting to consolidate its power, the pseudolegality of the entire procedure was both an essential feature of totalitarian rule and an aspect in keeping with the unavoidable consideration given to the foreign policy situation and the attitude of the majority of the population.",
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        "The appearance of legality of something that is not actually legal; The use of courts, police, or legal procedures to accomplish pseudolegal results."
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