英语词汇“legality”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES

The legality of testing employees for drugs is questionable.
The Appeal Court judge said that his conviction was of dubious legality.
The European Court will decide on the legality of his claim.
The union immediately challenged the legality of the decision.
This was the first of several actions that were of questionable legality, and which eventually led to his resignation.

EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS

And this, far more than in the past, will determine the legality or illegality of the action.
Before the interventions I was discussing the legality of existing measures and whether that had held up the introduction of traffic-calming measures.
First, there is the question of legality.
So they have to find their way into the international financial system, where they can be given a veneer of legality.
The legality of that meeting was later questioned.
Todd said McCray agreed to pay back his bonus to avoid a protracted debate over the legality and propriety of the payment.
When politics invades religion, legality becomes merely emblematic.

Longman Language Activatorallowed by law► legal

something that is legal is allowed by law: · This trade in foreign currency is perfectly legal.become legal: · Divorce finally became legal in 1992.· Over 3,000 gay couples have married since it became legal for them to do so last year. legal tender (=forms of money that are legally accepted): · In Maastricht, Dutch Guilders, Deutschmarks and Belgian Francs are all considered legal tender.

► lawful

formal actions or methods that are lawful are allowed by law, especially as compared with actions or methods that are not legal: · Protesters must only use lawful methods of opposing the government.it is lawful to do something: · It is lawful to employ someone under the age of sixteen if their parents agree.· The FBI will use all reasonable and lawful means to gather intelligence information.· 'Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?' intoned the priest. 'I do,' murmured Carlos.

► legitimate

legitimate activities, organizations, or claims are done or work according to, normal laws and rules: · He is a criminal who runs a legitimate business as well.· Tobacco smuggling into the UK is seriously affecting the profits of legitimate importers.· How can I be sure that an on-line business is legitimate?· At least three of the dead woman's relatives have a legitimate claim to her house.· The government has refused to recognise the far-right group as a legitimate political party.

► above board

an activity or a way of doing business that is above board is done legally, even if it may seem slightly dishonest: · He assured us that the insurance claim was honest and above board, but I'm not so sure.· I'm sure Peggy wouldn't let anything happen that wasn't perfectly open and above board.

► within the law

: act/keep/stay/remain/operate within the law to make sure that what you do is legal: · He makes tough business deals, but he makes sure he always stays within the law.· Security forces must not only act within the law, but must be seen to do so.· Building contractors must operate within the law by ensuring that an acceptable standard of work is carried out.

► legality

formal whether something is legal or not: the legality of something: · The European Court will decide on the legality of his claim.· The union immediately challenged the legality of the decision.be of dubious/questionable/uncertain legality (=when it is not clear whether something is legal or not): · The Appeal Court judge said that his conviction was of dubious legality.· This was the first of several actions that were of questionable legality, and which eventually led to his resignation.

COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► challenge

· They are challenging the legality of the appointment of a receiver and are still hoping to retain control.· But some in the Labour party challenged the legality of the rule, and it was dropped.

WORD FAMILYnounlegality ≠ illegalitylegalizationlegaleseillegaladjectivelegal ≠ illegallegalisticverblegalizeadverblegally ≠ illegally

单词	legality
释义	legalityle‧gal‧i‧ty /lɪˈɡæləti/ AWL noun Examples EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES The legality of testing employees for drugs is questionable. The Appeal Court judge said that his conviction was of dubious legality. The European Court will decide on the legality of his claim. The union immediately challenged the legality of the decision. This was the first of several actions that were of questionable legality, and which eventually led to his resignation. EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS And this, far more than in the past, will determine the legality or illegality of the action. Before the interventions I was discussing the legality of existing measures and whether that had held up the introduction of traffic-calming measures. First, there is the question of legality. So they have to find their way into the international financial system, where they can be given a veneer of legality. The legality of that meeting was later questioned. Todd said McCray agreed to pay back his bonus to avoid a protracted debate over the legality and propriety of the payment. When politics invades religion, legality becomes merely emblematic. Thesaurus Longman Language Activatorallowed by law► legal something that is legal is allowed by law: · This trade in foreign currency is perfectly legal.become legal: · Divorce finally became legal in 1992.· Over 3,000 gay couples have married since it became legal for them to do so last year. legal tender (=forms of money that are legally accepted): · In Maastricht, Dutch Guilders, Deutschmarks and Belgian Francs are all considered legal tender. ► lawful formal actions or methods that are lawful are allowed by law, especially as compared with actions or methods that are not legal: · Protesters must only use lawful methods of opposing the government.it is lawful to do something: · It is lawful to employ someone under the age of sixteen if their parents agree.· The FBI will use all reasonable and lawful means to gather intelligence information.· 'Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?' intoned the priest. 'I do,' murmured Carlos. ► legitimate legitimate activities, organizations, or claims are done or work according to, normal laws and rules: · He is a criminal who runs a legitimate business as well.· Tobacco smuggling into the UK is seriously affecting the profits of legitimate importers.· How can I be sure that an on-line business is legitimate?· At least three of the dead woman's relatives have a legitimate claim to her house.· The government has refused to recognise the far-right group as a legitimate political party. ► above board an activity or a way of doing business that is above board is done legally, even if it may seem slightly dishonest: · He assured us that the insurance claim was honest and above board, but I'm not so sure.· I'm sure Peggy wouldn't let anything happen that wasn't perfectly open and above board. ► within the law : act/keep/stay/remain/operate within the law to make sure that what you do is legal: · He makes tough business deals, but he makes sure he always stays within the law.· Security forces must not only act within the law, but must be seen to do so.· Building contractors must operate within the law by ensuring that an acceptable standard of work is carried out. ► legality formal whether something is legal or not: the legality of something: · The European Court will decide on the legality of his claim.· The union immediately challenged the legality of the decision.be of dubious/questionable/uncertain legality (=when it is not clear whether something is legal or not): · The Appeal Court judge said that his conviction was of dubious legality.· This was the first of several actions that were of questionable legality, and which eventually led to his resignation. Collocations COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► challenge · They are challenging the legality of the appointment of a receiver and are still hoping to retain control.· But some in the Labour party challenged the legality of the rule, and it was dropped. Word family WORD FAMILYnounlegality ≠ illegalitylegalizationlegaleseillegaladjectivelegal ≠ illegallegalisticverblegalizeadverblegally ≠ illegally 1[uncountable] the fact of being allowed by lawlegality of Several ministers have questioned the legality of the ban.2legalities [plural] the legal parts of an agreement: We’ve sold the house and are just waiting to complete all the legalities.
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