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lawfulness

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law·ful  (lôfl)
adj.
1. Being within the law; allowed by law: lawful methods of dissent.
2. Established, sanctioned, or recognized by the law: the lawful heir.
3. Obeying the law; law-abiding.
lawful·ly adv.
lawful·ness n.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.lawfulness - the quality of conforming to law
quality - an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone; "the quality of mercy is not strained"--Shakespeare
legality - lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
legitimacy - lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
licitness - the quality of strictly conforming to law
unlawfulness - the quality of failing to conform to law
Translations
lawfulness
n → Rechtsgültigkeit f; (= permission by law) → Gesetzlichkeit f, → Gesetzmäßigkeit f; (= recognition by law) → Rechtmäßigkeit f, → Legitimität f


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Leaving a part to his majesty is to avow that that part has inspired you with doubts as to the lawfulness of the means of acquisition.
Ten Years Later by Dumas, Alexandre View in context
I now began to argue very seriously with him, in opposition to this heathenish, or indeed diabolical, principle of the lawfulness of self-murder; and said everything which occurred to me on the subject; but, to my great concern, it seemed to have very little effect on him.
The History of Tom Jones, a Foundling by Fielding, Henry View in context
But these thoughts still were attended with this difficulty: that it was impossible to effect this without attacking a whole caravan of them, and killing them all; and this was not only a very desperate attempt, and might miscarry, but, on the other hand, I had greatly scrupled the lawfulness of it to myself; and my heart trembled at the thoughts of shedding so much blood, though it was for my deliverance.
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