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違法 — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • illegal adjective Against the law; not authorised or permitted by legislation.
  • illegality noun the state of being illegal
  • illegally adverb In a way that breaks the law.
  • illegitimate adjective Not legally or officially sanctioned; not proper or authorised.

Senses

違法 is used for these senses in English:

  • illegal Contrary to, forbidden, or not authorized by law, especially criminal law.
  • illegal Forbidden by established rules.
  • illegality (law) the state of being illegal
  • illegally In a manner contrary to law.
  • illegitimate Not in accordance with the law.

illegality — full definition

  1. noun the state of being illegal
  2. noun a defense to the validity of a contract because it was in violation of the law

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