Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun The character or state of being unlawful; illegality; contrariety to law.
- noun Illegitimacy.
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- noun uncountable The state of being
unlawful . - noun countable An unlawful act.
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- noun the quality of failing to conform to law
Etymologies
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Examples
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Like Hamdi, he's relenquished his U.S. citizenship by implication, and by his admissions while in the brig, he's established the "unlawfulness" and the "enemy combatant" status.
Balkinization 2007
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Pius XII did warn in his speech of the "unlawfulness" of cosmetic surgery undertaken for
The Daily Register johnburger@comcast.net 2010
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Rıdvan Kaya, the chairman of the Freedom Association (Özgür-Der), termed the council's decision "unlawfulness," and argued that it is a strong indication that the council prefers to make "ideological" decisions instead of "lawful" ones.
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Yeah, I would say we probably have reasonable suspicion that some kind of unlawfulness is afoot somewhere in Gonzales’s statement.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Did Alberto Gonzales Commit Perjury?: 2007
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No; the point of the analysis is that no cruelty is required to violate the statute before the exception, just killing or injuring combined with some kind of unlawfulness.
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But the facts and the unlawfulness have to be established by a method that comports with the requirements of due process.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Second Amendment and People with Medical Marijuana User Cards 2010
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But the facts and the unlawfulness have to be established by a method that comports with the requirements of due process.
The Volokh Conspiracy » The Second Amendment and People with Medical Marijuana User Cards 2010
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Las Vegas Sands denies any unlawfulness in Macau, as does Mr. Wynn.
Wynn Resorts Asks Nevada Court to Dismiss Partner's Request Alexandra Berzon 2012
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The taserers were sued and in due course the case got to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals that concluded that if the alleged facts were proved "the unlawfulness of the conduct was readily apparent to an official in the shoes of these officers."
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The taserers were sued and in due course the case got to the Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals that concluded that if the alleged facts were proved "the unlawfulness of the conduct was readily apparent to an official in the shoes of these officers."
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