illegality

Plural: illegalities

Noun

• unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
• 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."

Antonyms

legality