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10 Language-to-English DictionariesIllegitimität
Pronunciation / Transliteration: Il-le-gi-ti-mität
"Die Illegitimität des Handels war offensichtlich."
Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The quality of being illegal or forbidden by law.
"The illicitness of the trade was evident in the lack of regulation." - 2
The state of being contrary to accepted moral standards.
"The illicitness of their relationship caused a scandal in the community."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The word 'illicitness' is derived from the Latin root 'illicitus', meaning 'not allowed' or 'forbidden', which evolved through Middle English before being adopted into modern English. The prefix 'il-' denotes negation, while 'licit' comes from 'licere', meaning 'to be lawful'.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Illicitness" is said worldwide
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illégalité
Transliteration: il-lé-ga-li-té
"L'illégalité du commerce était évidente."
Illegitimität
Transliteration: Il-le-gi-ti-mität
"Die Illegitimität des Handels war offensichtlich."
illegittimità
Transliteration: il-le-git-ti-mi-tà
"L'illegittimità del commercio era evidente."
ilegalidad
Transliteration: i-le-ga-li-dad
"La ilegalidad del comercio era evidente."
ilegalidade
Transliteration: i-le-ga-li-da-de
"A ilegalidade do comércio era evidente."
अवैधता
Transliteration: avaidhata
"व्यापार की अवैधता स्पष्ट थी।"
非法性
Transliteration: fēi fǎ xìng
"贸易的非法性显而易见。"
불법성
Transliteration: bulbeobseong
"무역의 불법성이 분명했다."
違法性
Transliteration: ihōsei
"貿易の違法性は明らかだった。"
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