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Illegality

The quality or condition of being illegal; unlawfulness; as, the illegality of trespass or of false imprisonment; also, an illegal act.

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Infection 76% connected

The act or process of infecting.

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Outlawry 76% connected

The act of outlawing; the putting a man out of the protection of law, or the process by which a man (as an absconding criminal) is deprived of that p…

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Illegal 74% connected

Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act;…

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Illegal 74% connected

Not according to, or authorized by, law; specif., contrary to, or in violation of, human law; unlawful; illicit; hence, immoral; as, an illegal act;…

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Legality 94% connected

The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law.

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Legality 94% connected

The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law.

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Discretion noun · 86% connection

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

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Free will noun · 86% connection

the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

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Jurisdiction noun · 86% connection

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

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Lawlessness noun · 86% connection

illegality as a consequence of unlawful acts; defiance of the law

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Legal power noun · 86% connection

(law) the right and power to interpret and apply the law; "courts having jurisdiction in this district"

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Non-canonicity noun · 86% connection

The quality or state of not being canonical, of not conforming to a general rule or common procedure.; "This holds minor literature ho…

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Removability noun · 86% connection

The state of being able to be dismissed from office.; "The ‘democratic revolution’ emphasized the delegation of authority and the remo…

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Self-determination noun · 86% connection

determination of one's own fate or course of action without compulsion

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Suability noun · 86% connection

(law) liability to be sued.; "That case, and others in this court relating to the suability of States, proceeded upon the broad ground…

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Unconstitutionality noun · 86% connection

The status of being unconstitutional; of not being in accord with the provisions of the appropriate constitution.; "On April 2013 the…

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Validity noun · 86% connection

the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

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Validness noun · 86% connection

the quality of having legal force or effectiveness

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Quality noun · 85% connection

an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained" - Shakespeare

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Water noun · 85% connection

a liquid necessary for the life of most animals and plants; "he asked for a drink of water"

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Wetland noun · 85% connection

a low area where the land is saturated with water

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Indemnity noun · 85% connection

legal exemption from liability for damages

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Convention noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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Conventionalism noun · 85% connection

orthodoxy as a consequence of being conventional

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-ment unknown · 78% connection

A suffix denoting that which does a thing; an act or process; the result of an act or process; state or condition; as, aliment, that w…

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Bail noun · 78% connection

The person or persons who procure the release of a prisoner from the custody of the officer, or from imprisonment, by becoming surely…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

The state of being bound; imprisonment; captivity, restraint.

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Cachet noun · 78% connection

a warrant formerly issued by a French king who could warrant imprisonment or death in a signed letter under his seal

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Calumniation noun · 78% connection

False accusation of crime or offense, or a malicious and false representation of the words or actions of another, with a view to injur…

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Casuistry adjective · 78% connection

The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the l…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, illegal, unlawfulness, trespass, false.
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Cession noun · 78% connection

The voluntary surrender of a person's effects to his creditors to avoid imprisonment.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, illegal, unlawfulness, trespass, false.
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Commitment noun · 78% connection

A warrant or order for the imprisonment of a person; -- more frequently termed a mittimus.

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Commutation noun · 78% connection

The change of a penalty or punishment by the pardoning power of the State; as, the commutation of a sentence of death to banishment or…

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Commute verb · 78% connection

To exchange; to put or substitute something else in place of, as a smaller penalty, obligation, or payment, for a greater, or a single…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, illegal, unlawfulness, trespass, false.
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Confinement noun · 78% connection

Restraint within limits; imprisonment; any restraint of liberty; seclusion.

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Counterfeiter noun · 78% connection

One who assumes a false appearance or semblance; one who makes false pretenses.

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: condition, illegal, unlawfulness, trespass, false.
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