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Lawfulness vs Unlawfulness - What's the difference?

lawfulness | unlawfulness |

As nouns the difference between lawfulness and unlawfulness

is that lawfulness is property of being lawful, of obeying the law while unlawfulness is the state of being unlawful.

lawfulness

English

Noun

(-)
  • Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
  • His extreme lawfulness made him righteous, but did it make him merciful?

    unlawfulness

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) The state of being unlawful.
  • (countable) An unlawful act.
  • Synonyms

    * illegality * illegitimacy * illicitness