lawfulness
- a word derived from lawful.
Example Sentences
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The order prevents the Pentagon from moving ahead with its punishment of the Arizona Democrat while he challenges the lawfulness of the sanctions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 12, 2026
The judge refused an appeal to temporarily lift the ban and it remains proscribed with High Court judges expected to rule within weeks on the lawfulness of the ban.
From BBC ● Dec. 17, 2025
To help you and your sailors understand the legal principles at work whenever questions arise about the lawfulness of military orders, I will break them down:
From Slate ● Nov. 24, 2025
The General Court -- the lower chamber of the Court of Justice of the European Union -- said Amazon contested the lawfulness that imposed "specific obligations of transparency, cooperation and access to data".
From Barron's ● Nov. 19, 2025
Instead, crime reports were sensationalized and offered as further evidence of the breakdown in lawfulness, morality, and social stability in the wake of the Civil Rights Movement.
From "The New Jim Crow" by Michelle Alexander
