Unlawfulness (Noun)
Meaning
The quality of failing to conform to law.
Classification
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects.
Examples
- The judge emphasized the unlawfulness of the defendant's actions in her verdict.
- The new policy aimed to curb the unlawfulness that had become rampant in the industry.
- The company's unlawfulness was exposed when an internal memo was leaked to the press.
- Critics argued that the government's laws were often marred by unlawfulness and selectively enforced.
- The human rights organization highlighted the unlawfulness of the state's decision to detain peaceful protesters.