lawful
Origin of lawful
Synonyms for lawful
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justifiable, constitutional, legal, statutory, valid, authorized, permissible, proper, rightful, canonical, due, enforced, established, innocent, judicial, just, kosher, licit, mandated, officialExamples from the Web for lawful
Contemporary Examples of lawful
It also makes the lawful carry of a firearm difficult during warmer months in Texas.
Because, they argued, any activity that is “unlawful” under federal law could not by definition be “lawful” under state law.
“All lawful modes of expressing opposition ... had been closed by legislation,” he told the court.
The arms protected, he wrote, were those that are in common use for lawful purposes, like handguns.
Any intentional use of lethal force is only lawful where strictly necessary in response to a truly imminent threat to life.
Historical Examples of lawful
No man ventured to interfere with this lawful exercise of his authority.
PhilotheaLydia Maria Child
No lawful passion can ever be so bewildering or ecstatic as an unlawful one.
MalboneThomas Wentworth Higginson
I believe I have no lawful right to do so, and I have no inclination to do so.
To wish to obtain something in a lawful way is not coveting.
An Explanation of Luther's Small CatechismJoseph Stump
But I had a feelin' that Josiah Allen wuz, as you may say, my lawful prey.
Samantha Among the Brethren, Part 1.Josiah Allen's Wife (Marietta Holley)
lawful
- allowed, recognized, or sanctioned by law; legal
Word Origin and History for lawful
c.1300, laghful; cf. Old Norse logfullr (see law). Related: Lawfully; lawfulness.