licit
adjective
legal; lawful; legitimate; permissible.
licitly
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a word derived from
licit.
Example Sentences
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The biggest nuclear powers historically have sought to control which countries can licitly join the club.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 20, 2022
At length the time arrived when masters of theology at Salamanca ruled that clerics of a certain rank might licitly attend these spectacles.
From Wild Spain (Espa?a agreste) Records of Sport with Rifle, Rod, and Gun, Natural History Exploration by Walter J. Buck
These non-consummated acts are indifferent in themselves and may be licitly performed for a just cause; they become sinful by reason of the evil passion that animates them.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
As such, the excision of such a tube would be in itself a morally indifferent act and, granting verification of the other conditions for the principle of double effect, could be licitly performed.
From Moral Theology A Complete Course Based on St. Thomas Aquinas and the Best Modern Authorities by Charles Jerome Callan
