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Recent Examples of illegality
Speaking out in that way is not illegality.
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ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
Many of the administration’s actions rely on broad claims of illegality without providing specific violations.
—Spencer Overton, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
My uncles and cousins, all city or federal police officers, did not use political party affiliation as a basis for determining legality versus illegality.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
So do expressions of concern and declarations of illegality by democratic countries.
—Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
These works, among others, challenge visitors to consider how LA and São Paulo have criminalized their most vulnerable citizens but also demonstrate how Brazil’s discourse on social rights and illegality is unique.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Other clients retained attorneys and accountants, and those professionals also warned of the tax shelter's illegality.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
But most personnel already understand the duty to disobey obvious illegality—and reminding them of it nudges more of them toward lawful behavior when the stakes are at their most extreme.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The illegality generated more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
ABC News, 18 Jan. 2026
Many of the administration’s actions rely on broad claims of illegality without providing specific violations.
—Spencer Overton, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
My uncles and cousins, all city or federal police officers, did not use political party affiliation as a basis for determining legality versus illegality.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 13 Jan. 2026
So do expressions of concern and declarations of illegality by democratic countries.
—Richard Fontaine, The Atlantic, 4 Jan. 2026
These works, among others, challenge visitors to consider how LA and São Paulo have criminalized their most vulnerable citizens but also demonstrate how Brazil’s discourse on social rights and illegality is unique.
—Michaëla De Lacaze Mohrmann, Artforum, 1 Jan. 2026
Other clients retained attorneys and accountants, and those professionals also warned of the tax shelter's illegality.
—Logan Smith, CBS News, 28 Dec. 2025
But most personnel already understand the duty to disobey obvious illegality—and reminding them of it nudges more of them toward lawful behavior when the stakes are at their most extreme.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2025
The illegality generated more than $1 billion in fraudulent claims to Medicare and Medicaid.
—Kevin G. Hall, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for illegality
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Brain imaging studies of criminality going back to 2009 have suggested that damage to a swath of white matter called the right uncinate fasciculus is somehow involved when people commit violent acts.—
Christopher M. Filley,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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The government, along with much of purple and red America, pound the message that ICE in Minnesota is all about state corruption and criminality.—
Ed Bok Lee,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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But in a court-martial, a service member who argues that an order is unlawful has the burden of proving its unlawfulness.—
Joshua Kastenberg,
The Conversation,
16 Dec. 2025
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Many people at Harvard and elsewhere feared that the university would reach a deal with the Administration before Judge Burroughs’s decision, because that would have meant that no court would declare the unlawfulness of the Administration’s actions toward academic institutions.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
6 Sep. 2025
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Republicans said that would stave off abuse of the Medicaid program and added a $50 billion investment in rural health to offset losses.—
ALI SWENSON,
Arkansas Online,
9 Feb. 2026
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The previous week, Celta striker Borja Iglesias was subjected to homophobic abuse following a game at Sevilla.—
Colin Millar,
New York Times,
8 Feb. 2026
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One judge recently suggested that ICE was developing a troubling culture of lawlessness, while experts have questioned whether job applicants are getting enough vetting and training.—
Ryan J. Foley,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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And yet, chaos and lawlessness are not granularly directed.—
Ernesto Burden,
Washington Post,
9 Feb. 2026
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Advertisement Both Paxton’s baggage and his history of using his office to troll Democrats is a central feature in the Republican primary, which has devolved into a barrage of personal attacks of betrayal, adultery, and corruption.—
Philip Elliott,
Time,
10 Feb. 2026
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Nearly four years into Russia’s full-scale invasion, Ukraine was up one point at 36 after an energy sector corruption scandal forced high-level resignations.—
Geir Moulson,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Feb. 2026
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This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year in our great nation and especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 Jan. 2026
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This kind of depravity, licentiousness and polemical theatrics has no place on such a traditional and once-wholesome presentation of the coming of a new year, especially on the eve of the 250th anniversary of the greatest experiment in democracy and freedom in history.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
3 Jan. 2026
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This approach can be applied to any behavior, including crime and immorality.—
Christopher M. Filley,
The Conversation,
3 Feb. 2026
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One celebrates the beauty and moral uplift of the Sabbath; the other denounces the immorality of the godless in the fiery manner of a tent-revival preacher.—
Judith Shulevitz,
The Atlantic,
22 Dec. 2025
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“Illegality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/illegality. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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