Found 2 items, similar to illicitness.
English → English (WordNet)
Definition: illicitness
illicitness
n : the quality of not conforming strictly to law [ant:
licitness]
English → English (gcide)
Definition: Illicitness
Illicit
\Il*lic"it\, a. [L. illicitus; pref. il- not + licitus,
p. p. of licere to be allowed or permitted: cf. F. illicite.
See
In- not, and
License.]
Not permitted or allowed; prohibited; unlawful; as, illicit
trade; illicit intercourse; illicit pleasure.
[1913 Webster]
One illicit . . . transaction always leads to another.
--Burke.
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Il*lic"it*ly, adv. --
Il*lic"it*ness, n.
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