Illegality
Defined in 2 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Bouvier (1914)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Signifies that which is contrary to the principles of law, and denotes a complete defect in the proceedings. 1 Abb. Pr. (N. S.; N. Y.) 432.
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
That which is contrary to the principles of law, as contradistinguished from mere rules of procedure. It denotes a complete defect in the proceedings. Ex parte Sewartz, 2 Tex. App. 74; State v. Conover, 7 N. J. L. 203.