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law·ful
(lô′fəl)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.
law′ful·ly adv.
law′ful·ness n.
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Noun | 1. | 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 |
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lawfulness
nounThe state or quality of being within the law:
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lawfulness
n → Rechtsgültigkeit f; (= permission by law) → Gesetzlichkeit f, → Gesetzmäßigkeit f; (= recognition by law) → Rechtmäßigkeit f, → Legitimität f
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