illegality

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegality
Noun
  • For decades, cannabis was associated with rebellion, subversion, and in some cases, criminality.
    Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
  • This shift undermines the association of cannabis with criminality or deviance.
    Tribune Content Agency, Mercury News, 15 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Critics argue the murders were calculated acts of greed, rather than acts of desperation by abuse victims.
    Hanna Park, CNN Money, 14 May 2025
  • There are still assassinations, arbitrary arrests and ongoing human rights abuses, especially against women and ethnic minorities . . .
    Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
Noun
  • The Boston City Council will take up a resolution this week that calls for disgraced Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson’s removal from the body in the wake of her guilty plea to two federal corruption charges tied to a City Hall kickback scheme.
    Gayla Cawley, Boston Herald, 13 May 2025
  • However, rumors swirled about his luxury lifestyle and possible corruption and eventually led to federal charges in 2007.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 12 May 2025
Noun
  • The film cares more for Romy’s enveloping sense of self than the depths of her immorality.
    Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 25 Apr. 2025
  • During the mid-credits scene, there are several reflections on Sammie’s life as a young man, plus a tempting offer from the vampires to give the elderly bluesman immorality.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
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“Illegality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegality. Accessed 25 May. 2025.

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