lawful
[adjective]
Synonyms: legal, authorized, constitutional, legalized, legitimate, licit, permissible, rightful, valid, warranted

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Antonyms: lawless, unlawful
Contrasted words: flagitious, iniquitous, nefarious, improper, unjustifiable, wrong, criminal, guilty, peccant, illegitimate, illicit
Related Idioms: of right
Related Words: condign, due, rightful, allowable, permissible, justifiable, warrantable, bona fide

[TahlilGaran] English Synonym Dictionary ▲

law‧ful /ˈlɔːfəl $ ˈlɒː-/ adjective formal or law
[Word Family: noun: law, lawyer, outlaw, lawfulness, lawlessness; verb: outlaw; adverb: lawfully ≠ unlawfully; adjective: lawful ≠ unlawful]
allowed or recognized by law Synonym : legal:
It is not lawful to kill or injure a pet animal.
a lawful arrest
his lawful wife
—lawfully adverb
—lawfulness noun [uncountable]

[TahlilGaran] Dictionary of Contemporary English ▲

lawful
adj.
VERBS be | become | consider sth, deem sth
ADV. perfectly This is a perfectly lawful activity.

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