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lawful
law·ful L0073900 (lô′fəl)adj.1. Being within the law; allowed by law: lawful methods of dissent.2. Established, sanctioned, or recognized by the law: the lawful heir.3. Obeying the law; law-abiding.
law′ful·ly adv.law′ful·ness n.lawful (ˈlɔːfʊl) adj (Law) allowed, recognized, or sanctioned by law; legal ˈlawfully adv ˈlawfulness nlaw•ful (ˈlɔ fəl)
adj. 1. allowed by law: a lawful enterprise. 2. sanctioned by law; legitimate: a lawful heir. 3. appointed or recognized by law; legally qualified: a lawful king. 4. acting or living according to the law; law-abiding. [1250–1300] law′ful•ly, adv. law′ful•ness, n. legal lawful legitimate">legitimate1. 'legal' and 'lawful'Legal and lawful both mean 'allowed by law'. Lawful is a formal word. A breath test showed he had drunk more than twice the legal limit for driving.Capital punishment is legal in many countries.Hunting is a lawful activity.All his activities had been perfectly lawful.2. 'legitimate'Legitimate means 'correct or acceptable according to a law or rule'. ...a legitimate business transaction.Legitimate can also mean 'justifiable under the circumstances'. Religious leaders have a legitimate reason to be concerned.If someone is legitimate, their parents were married at the time they were born. ...evidence that he was his father's legitimate son.3. another meaning of 'legal'Legal also means 'relating to the law'. You cannot use lawful or legitimate with this meaning. ...the British legal system....legal language.4. 'law' in front of nounsYou use law, not 'legal', in front of a noun when you are talking about someone or something connected with the study of law. ...a law student.He had only just received his law degree.Law also appears in the names of some places and institutions connected with the law. ...the Law Courts....the Law Society.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | lawful - conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rulessquare, straight - characterized by honesty and fairness; "straight dealing"; "a square deal"unlawful - contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law; "unlawful measures"; "unlawful money"; "unlawful hunters" | | 2. | lawful - according to custom or rule or natural lawrule-governedregular - in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle; "his regular calls on his customers"; "regular meals"; "regular duties" | | 3. |  lawful - having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"rightful, truelegitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful | | 4. | lawful - authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"licit, legitimatelegal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules |
lawfuladjective legal, constitutional, just, proper, valid, warranted, legitimate, authorized, rightful, permissible, legalized, allowable, licit lawful for the doctors to treat her in whatever way they considered best
banned, illegal, forbidden, prohibited, unlawful, illicit, illegitimate, unauthorizedlawfuladjectiveWithin, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law:innocent, legal, legitimate, licit.Slang: legit.Translationslaw (loː) noun1. the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed. Such an action is against the law; law and order. 法律 法律2. any one of such rules. A new law has been passed by Parliament. 法令 法令3. (in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen. the law of gravity. 定律 定律，原理 ˈlawful adjective1. (negative unlawful) allowed by law. He was attacked while going about his lawful business. 依法的 依法的2. just or rightful. She is the lawful owner of the property. 合法的 合法的ˈlawfully adverb 依法的，合法地 依法地，合法地 ˈlawless adjective paying no attention to, and not keeping, the law. In its early days, the American West was full of lawless men. 目無法紀的 没有法律的，无法无天的 ˈlawlessly adverb 目無法紀地 非法地ˈlawlessness noun 目無法紀 非法lawyer (ˈloːjə) noun a person whose work it is to know about and give advice and help to others concerning the law. If you want to make your will, consult a lawyer. 律師 律师ˈlaw-abiding adjective obeying the law. a law- abiding citizen. 守法的 守法的law court (also court of law) a place where people accused of crimes are tried and legal disagreements between people are judged. 法院 法院ˈlawsuit noun a quarrel or disagreement taken to a court of law to be settled. 訴訟 诉讼be a law unto oneself to be inclined not to obey rules or follow the usual customs and conventions. 獨斷獨行 独断独行the law the police. The thief was still in the building when the law arrived. 警察 警察the law of the land the established law of a country. 國法 国法lay down the law to state something in a way that indicates that one expects one's opinion and orders to be accepted without argument. 發號施令 发号施令IdiomsSeelawful ordersEncyclopediaSeelawlawful
LawfulLicit; legally warranted or authorized. The terms lawful and legal differ in that the former contemplates the substance of law, whereas the latter alludes to the form of law. A lawful act is authorized, sanctioned, or not forbidden by law. A legal act is performed in accordance with the forms and usages of law, or in a technical manner. In this sense, illegal approaches the meaning of invalid. For example, a contract or will, executed without the required formalities, might be regarded as invalid or illegal, but could not be described as unlawful. The term lawful more clearly suggests an ethical content than does the word legal. The latter merely denotes compliance with technical or formal rules, whereas the former usually signifies a moral substance or ethical permissibility. An additional distinction is that the word legal is used as the synonym of constructive, while lawful is not. Legal fraud is Fraud implied by law, or made out by construction, but lawful fraud would be a contradiction in terms. Legal is also used as the antithesis of equitable, just. As a result, legal estate is the correct usage, instead of lawful estate. Under certain circumstances, however, the two words are used as exact equivalents. A lawful writ, warrant, or process is the same as a legal writ, warrant, or process. lawful allowed, recognized, or sanctioned by law; legal.LAWFUL. That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful. lawful
Synonyms for lawfuladj legalSynonyms- legal
- constitutional
- just
- proper
- valid
- warranted
- legitimate
- authorized
- rightful
- permissible
- legalized
- allowable
- licit
Antonyms- banned
- illegal
- forbidden
- prohibited
- unlawful
- illicit
- illegitimate
- unauthorized
Synonyms for lawfuladj within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the lawSynonyms- innocent
- legal
- legitimate
- licit
- legit
Synonyms for lawfuladj conformable to or allowed by lawRelated WordsAntonymsadj according to custom or rule or natural lawSynonymsRelated Wordsadj having a legally established claimSynonymsRelated Wordsadj authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with lawSynonymsRelated Words |