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illicitness (s) (noun) (no plural)
1. The quality of not conforming strictly to the law: The illicitness of Rufus, the drug dealer, in selling his illegal narcotics to adolescents resulted in his arrest and prosecution.
2. Not allowed, unlawfulness: Steve was a race car driver, but he should have been more aware of the speeds at which he drove on the streets because it constituted illicitness and great danger to others.
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