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lawfulness

DEFINITIONS OF: lawfulness

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n the quality of conforming to law

Antonyms:
unlawfulness
the quality of failing to conform to law
Types:
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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
validity, validness
the quality of having legal force or effectiveness
Type of:
quality
an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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