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quasi-lawful
law·ful
/
ˈlɔ
fəl
/
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[
law
-f
uh
l
]
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adjective
1.
allowed or permitted by
law
; not contrary to
law
:
a lawful enterprise.
2.
recognized or sanctioned by
law
; legitimate:
a lawful
marriage
; a lawful heir.
3.
appointed or recognized by
law
; legally qualified:
a lawful king.
4.
acting or living according to the
law
; law-abiding:
a lawful man; a lawful
community
.
Origin:
1250–1300;
Middle English
laghful.
See
law
1
,
-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
qua·si-law·ful,
adjective
qua·si-law·ful·ly,
adverb
Synonyms
1.
legal.
2.
licit.
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World English Dictionary
lawful
(ˈlɔːfʊl)
—
adj
allowed, recognized, or sanctioned by law; legal
'lawfully
—
adv
'lawfulness
—
n
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
lawful
c.1300, laghful; cf. O.N. logfullr (see
law
).
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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