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ILLICITNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of not conforming strictly to law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("illicitness" is a kind of...):
unlawfulness (the quality of failing to conform to law)
Antonym:
licitness (the quality of strictly conforming to law)
Derivation:
illicit (contrary to or forbidden by law)
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