Meaning | lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute. |
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Attributes | illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules |
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legal | Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules |
Narrower | validity, validness | The quality of having legal force or effectiveness |
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Broader | lawfulness | The quality of conforming to law |
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Opposite | illegality | unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute |
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Spanish | legalidad |
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Catalan | legalitat |
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Adjectives | legal | established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules |
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legal | having legal efficacy or force |