légalité

Definitions of légalité
  1. noun
    the quality of conforming to law
    synonyms: légitimité
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    antonyms:
    illégitimité
    the quality of failing to conform to law
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
  2. noun
    lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
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    antonyms:
    illégitimité
    unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute
    type of:
    légitimité
    the quality of conforming to law
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