English-Portuguese translations for illegality

• ilegalidade
  Secretismo não deverá significar ilegalidade. Secrecy should not mean illegality.
  Não é admissível permitir que as pessoas retirem direitos de uma situação de ilegalidade. It is not acceptable to let people gain rights from a situation of illegality.
  É indiscutível que a ilegalidade é terreno fértil para a marginalização.It is proven that illegality leads to marginalisation.
• ilicitude
  Porque estas ideias podem atiçar as chamas do ódio, especialmente nas zonas economicamente deprimidas, é nosso dever alertar para a ilicitude da homofobia e dos actos de racismo. Because such ideas can fan the flames of hatred, particularly in economically deprived areas, it is our duty to warn of the illegality of homophobia and acts of racism.

Definition of illegality

• the state of being illegal
• a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law

Examples

• The criminal was aware of the illegality of his act
• When sued for refusing to pay for services provided by a prostitute, the customer raised the defense of illegality

Related words

• illegalize
• illegalization
• illegalism