legality
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 legality
1Other words for legality
1 | legitimacy, licitness, validity |
Other words from legality
- pseu·do·le·gal·i·ty, noun, plural pseu·do·le·gal·i·ties.
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How to use legality in a sentence
He is a businessman from Canada, and there were weird legalities about us getting a Canadian to play a speaking role on camera.
Interview: Kristen Bell, Voiceover Queen, On ‘Frozen,’ ‘Veronica Mars,’ & More | Andrew Romano | December 18, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTClasses ranged from the legalities and safety of urban exploration to site design and event documentation.
A Most Illegal Adventure with New York City’s Wildest Underground Event Planners | Nina Strochlic | December 16, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTLegalities aside, it is shockingly irresponsible to just walk off the job—never mind that he was walking on the wild side.
Indeed, the scale of the legacy duties, like few legalities, follows the natural law.
Prose Fancies | Richard Le GallienneAnd one would imagine that the Divine promise, once given, were enough, without this incessant binding by periodical legalities.
Studies of Christianity | James Martineau
He paid lip service to the Crown and whenever possible circumvented legalities.
The Haciendas of Mexico | Paul Alexander BartlettThese gods, with their moralities and legalities and intellectual subtlety, will go under and be starved out of existence.
The Perfect Wagnerite | George Bernard ShawBy their traditions, and the withs of dry and sharp legalities, they had strangled the Sabbath, until life was well-nigh extinct.
Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St Luke | Henry Burton
British Dictionary definitions for legality
/ (lɪˈɡælɪtɪ) /
the state or quality of being legal or lawful
adherence to legal principles
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