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illegality

[il-ee-gal-i-tee] / ˌɪl iˈgæl ɪ ti /




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Despite reminders from law enforcement regarding the dangers and illegality of non-sanctioned fireworks displays, many residents throughout L.A.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 5, 2025

The evidence of a massive and coordinated project to defraud the European Parliament and its associated taxpayers included jaw-droppingly incriminating emails suggesting officials knew exactly what they were doing, and the illegality of their actions.

From BBC • Apr. 2, 2025

"Even illegality takes a lot of money to pursue," the study says.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

But a defendant’s knowledge is almost always proved circumstantially; the elaborate scheme to “gross up” and therefore disguise the $130,000 reimbursement to Cohen demonstrated a consciousness of guilt sufficient to prove knowledge of illegality.

From Slate • May 29, 2024

But he must have sensed that engaging in one illegality sort of loosened other holds on Dedd.

From "In the Time of the Butterflies" by Julia Alvarez




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