lawful

pronunciation

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  • Adjective:
    conformable to or allowed by law
    according to custom or rule or natural law
    having a legally established claim
    authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

Word Origin

lawful (adj.)
c. 1300, laghful; see law + -ful. Similar construction in Old Norse logfullr. Related: Lawfully; lawfulness.

Antonym

adj.

unlawful

Example

1. No civilised country should deem their use lawful .
2. Some islamic jurists consider marriage between jinn and humans to be lawful .
3. She has repeatedly said her intervention was lawful and has denied any wrongdoing .
4. So the church allowed that a secondary lawful purpose of sex was to reinforce the marital bond .
5. Google and ebay do not encourage infringement and most uses of their search and auction services are lawful .

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