lawfulness

Definitions of lawfulness
  1. noun
    the quality of conforming to law
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    unlawfulness
    the quality of failing to conform to law
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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
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    quality
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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