"unlawfulness" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: unlawfulnesses [plural]
Etymology: From un- + lawful + -ness. Etymology templates: {{af|en|un-|lawful|-ness|id1=negative}} un- + lawful + -ness Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} unlawfulness (countable and uncountable, plural unlawfulnesses)
  1. (uncountable) The state of being unlawful. Tags: uncountable Translations (state of being unlawful): laittomuus (Finnish), lainvastaisuus (Finnish), Gesetzwidrigkeit [feminine] (German), Rechtswidrigkeit [feminine] (German), bezprawność [feminine] (Polish), nielegalność [feminine] (Polish), nieprawność [feminine] (Polish), ilegalitate [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-unlawfulness-en-noun-FMqb6W3h Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with un- (negative), English terms suffixed with -ness, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Romanian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 97 3 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with un- (negative): 69 31 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -ness: 96 4 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Romanian translations: 92 8 Disambiguation of 'state of being unlawful': 97 3
  2. (countable) An unlawful act. Tags: countable Translations (unlawful act): laittomuus (Finnish), Gesetzwidrigkeit [feminine] (German), bezprawie [neuter] (Polish), ilegalitate [feminine] (Romanian), nelegiuire [feminine] (Romanian)
    Sense id: en-unlawfulness-en-noun-rXtZ5I1F Disambiguation of 'unlawful act': 6 94
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: illegality, illegitimacy, illicitness

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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