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lawfulness

[law-fuhl]

adjective

allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.

recognized or sanctioned by law; legitimate: a lawful marriage; a lawful heir.

appointed or recognized by law; legally qualified: a lawful king.

acting or living according to the law; law-abiding: a lawful man; a lawful community.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English laghful. See law¹, -ful

Related forms

law·ful·ly, adverb

law·ful·ness, noun

pre·law·ful, adjective

pre·law·ful·ly, adverb

pre·law·ful·ness, noun

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qua·si-law·ful, adjective

qua·si-law·ful·ly, adverb

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Synonyms
1. legal. 2. licit.

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lawful (ˈlɔːfʊl)

—*adj*
	allowed, recognized, or sanctioned by law; legal

'lawfully

—*adv*

'lawfulness

—n

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