English-Spanish translations for illegality

• ilegalidad
  El secreto no debe significar ilegalidad. Secrecy should not mean illegality.
  No es aceptable permitir que las personas adquieran derechos a partir de una situación de ilegalidad. It is not acceptable to let people gain rights from a situation of illegality.
  Está demostrado que la ilegalidad es caldo de cultivo de la marginación. It is proven that illegality leads to marginalisation.

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