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[ lee-gal-i-tee ] / liˈgæl ɪ ti / SEE SYNONYMS FOR legality ON THESAURUS.COM
noun, plural le·gal·i·ties.the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness. attachment to or observance of law. Usually legalities. a duty or obligation imposed by law. Theology. reliance on good works for salvation rather than on free grace. Origin of legality1425–75; late Middle English legalite<Medieval Latin lēgālitās.See legal, -ity SYNONYMS FOR legality1 legitimacy, licitness, validity. SEE SYNONYMS FOR legality ON THESAURUS.COM OTHER WORDS FROM legalitypseu·do·le·gal·i·ty, noun, plural pseu·do·le·gal·i·ties.Words nearby legalitylegal eagle, legalese, legal holiday, legalism, legalistic, legality, legalize, Le Gallienne, legal list, legal medicine, legal memory Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for legalitySo he actually brought [religion] back to legality in France. Napoleon Was a Dynamite Dictator|J.P. O’Malley|November 7, 2014|DAILY BEAST However, this suit really boils down to less about concussions, and more about the legality of informed consent. Should Dan Marino Have Sued the NFL Over Concussions?|Dr. Anand Veeravagu, MD, Tej Azad|June 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST This fig leaf of legality must be stripped away, otherwise violence will persist. Satellites Correctly Predict Military Campaign Against Civilians in Sudan|Akshaya Kumar|December 9, 2013|DAILY BEAST IDF's Military Advocate General: legality of training is anchored in principles of 'belligerent occupation.' Syrian Baby Born in Israeli Hospital|Orly Halpern|November 4, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Before the 2012 elections, judges were dividing much more along party lines on questions such as the legality of voter ID laws. Why Judge Posner Changed His Mind On Voter ID Laws|Richard L. Hasen|October 23, 2013|DAILY BEAST Yet this power is inconsistent with the idea that the constitution recognizes or sanctions the legality of slavery. The Unconstitutionality of Slavery|Lysander Spooner I am happy to find you agreeing with me, then, in the legality of the doctrine of the right of search. Homeward Bound|James Fenimore Cooper He took a shorter cut—he denied there was any morality but Legality. The Trial of Theodore Parker|Theodore Parker It may also mislead by a sharp rogue's adroitness; and I question very much its legality. Notes and Queries, Number 186, May 21, 1853|Various I have had scruples on the legality of our union; Hippolita is related to me in the fourth degree. The World's Greatest Books, Vol VIII|Arthur Mee and J.A. Hammerton, Eds.
British Dictionary definitions for legality
noun plural -tiesthe state or quality of being legal or lawful adherence to legal principles Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Words related to legalityvalidity, justice, right, authority, lawfulness, permissibility, constitutionality |