legality
Americannoun
plural
legalities-
the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.
- Synonyms:
- validity, legitimacy
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attachment to or observance of law.
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Usually legalities. a duty or obligation imposed by law.
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Theology. reliance on good works for salvation rather than on free grace.
noun
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the state or quality of being legal or lawful
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adherence to legal principles
Other Word Forms
- pseudolegality noun
Etymology
Origin of legality
1425–75; late Middle English legalite < Medieval Latin lēgālitās. See legal, -ity
Example Sentences
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The legality of changing the name of the center through a simple board vote remains unclear.
From Los Angeles Times
The family’s lawyer filed a habeas corpus complaint early last week requesting the court review the legality of Kaur’s detention.
From Los Angeles Times
There’s no doubt about the legality of the seizure, as it was executed with a warrant.
The justices at a hearing in November expressed skepticism toward the legality of the levies that were imposed on many countries under a 1970s emergency-powers law, the International Emergency Economic Powers Act.
Experts have raised questions about the legality of the strikes, prompting concern from Republicans and Democrats alike.
From BBC
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