lawfulnessn.

Brit.

/ˈlɔːf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S.

/ˈlɔfəlnəs/,

/ˈlɑfəlnəs/

Etymology: < lawful adj. + -ness suffix.

1. The quality of being lawful; legality; respect for law.

ΘΚΠ

society > law > rule of law > [noun] > respect for or observance of law

lawfulnessa1250

legalityc1475

law-abidingness1880

society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legality or conformity with the law

leefulnessc1449

legality1502

lawfulness1530

legitimateness1618

legitimacy1625

legalness1631

licitness1788

legitimity1815

a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1741 Nawt for þire tale, Ah do for mire laþfulnesse.

1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 237/2 Laufulnesse, licitité, loysibletė.

1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlviii. 98 The lawfulnes of our prayer for deliuerance out of all [calamities].

1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. xliii. 69 This great instance of Gods being angry, gives an evident demonstration of the lawfulnesse of anger.

1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 149 (note) in Poems That is no more a proof of the Right, then their Practise was of the Lawfulness of Idolatry.

1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 140 Let him, who has Power, to command me, look to the Lawfulness of it.

1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 566 To question the lawfulness of assassination..was to question the authority of the most illustrious Jesuits.

1924 B. Williams in History Jan. 273 The adventures of..the N.W. Mounted Police, in bringing half a continent to lawfulness and peace.

2. The quality of being describable by laws of nature, or of happening or behaving in accordance with certain general principles that always hold good.

ΘΚΠ

the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > causation > as law > accordance with law

lawfulness1938

1938 B. F. Skinner Behavior of Organisms i. 25 The early classical examples of the reflex were those of which the lawfulness was obvious.

1956 E. H. Hutten Lang. Mod. Physics vi. 210 To say that causality is the belief in the lawfulness of nature..is therefore quite meaningless.

1959 M. Bunge Causality i. 22 The principle of universal lawfulness..may be taken to read thus: Every single event is lawful, i.e., is determined in accordance with a set of objective laws—whether we know the laws or not.

1972 Science 16 June 1208/3 Experiences..that do not show consistent patterns..will be distinguished from those phenomena which do show general lawfulness.

This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021).

单词	lawfulness
释义	lawfulnessn. Brit. /ˈlɔːf(ᵿ)lnəs/, U.S. /ˈlɔfəlnəs/, /ˈlɑfəlnəs/ Etymology: < lawful adj. + -ness suffix. 1. The quality of being lawful; legality; respect for law. ΘΚΠ society > law > rule of law > [noun] > respect for or observance of law lawfulnessa1250 legalityc1475 law-abidingness1880 society > law > rule of law > [noun] > legality or conformity with the law leefulnessc1449 legality1502 lawfulness1530 legitimateness1618 legitimacy1625 legalness1631 licitness1788 legitimity1815 a1250 Owl & Nightingale 1741 Nawt for þire tale, Ah do for mire laþfulnesse. 1530 J. Palsgrave Lesclarcissement 237/2 Laufulnesse, licitité, loysibletė. 1597 R. Hooker Of Lawes Eccl. Politie v. xlviii. 98 The lawfulnes of our prayer for deliuerance out of all [calamities]. 1631 W. Gouge Gods Three Arrowes i. xliii. 69 This great instance of Gods being angry, gives an evident demonstration of the lawfulnesse of anger. 1656 A. Cowley Davideis iv. 149 (note) in Poems That is no more a proof of the Right, then their Practise was of the Lawfulness of Idolatry. 1740 S. Richardson Pamela I. xxxi. 140 Let him, who has Power, to command me, look to the Lawfulness of it. 1855 T. B. Macaulay Hist. Eng. IV. xxi. 566 To question the lawfulness of assassination..was to question the authority of the most illustrious Jesuits. 1924 B. Williams in History Jan. 273 The adventures of..the N.W. Mounted Police, in bringing half a continent to lawfulness and peace. 2. The quality of being describable by laws of nature, or of happening or behaving in accordance with certain general principles that always hold good. ΘΚΠ the world > existence and causation > causation > [noun] > causation > as law > accordance with law lawfulness1938 1938 B. F. Skinner Behavior of Organisms i. 25 The early classical examples of the reflex were those of which the lawfulness was obvious. 1956 E. H. Hutten Lang. Mod. Physics vi. 210 To say that causality is the belief in the lawfulness of nature..is therefore quite meaningless. 1959 M. Bunge Causality i. 22 The principle of universal lawfulness..may be taken to read thus: Every single event is lawful, i.e., is determined in accordance with a set of objective laws—whether we know the laws or not. 1972 Science 16 June 1208/3 Experiences..that do not show consistent patterns..will be distinguished from those phenomena which do show general lawfulness. This entry has not yet been fully updated (first published 1902; most recently modified version published online March 2021). < n.a1250
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