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| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legitimacy |
| Synonyms: | authority, constitutionality, defendability, justice, lawfulness, permissibility, right, validity |
| Main Entry: | legitimacy |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legality |
| Synonyms: | authority, constitutionality, defendability, justice, lawfulness, legitimateness, licitness, permissibility, right, validity |
| Main Entry: | legitimateness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legality |
| Synonyms: | authority, constitutionality, defendability, justice, lawfulness, legitimacy, licitness, permissibility, right, validity |
| Main Entry: | licitness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | legality |
| Synonyms: | authority, constitutionality, defendability, justice, lawfulness, legitimacy, legitimateness, permissibility, right, validity |
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| Main Entry: | lawfulness |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
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according to law, allowable, chartered, ennomic, indulgent, lawful, legal, legalized, legitimate, licit, patent, permissible, permissive, permitted, permitting, unconditional, unforbid, unforbidden
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| Concept: | Legality. |
| Category: | 5. Institutions |
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-nouns
legality; legitimacy, legitimateness., legislature; law, code, corpus juris, constitution, pandect, charter, enactment, statute, rule; canon (precept); ordinance, institution, regulation; bylaw, byelaw; decree (order); ordonnance; standing order; plebiscite (choice)., legal process; form, formula, formality; rite, arm of the law; habeas corpus; fieri facias., [Science of law] jurisprudence, nomology; legislation, codification., equity, common law; lex, lex nonscripta; law of nations, droit des gens, international law, jus gentium; jus civile; civil law, canon law, crown law, criminal law, statute law, ecclesiastical law; lex mercatoria., constitutionalism, constitutionality; justice.
-verbs
legalize; enact, ordain; decree (order); pass a law; legislate; codify, formulate.
-adjectives
legal, legitimate; according to law; vested, constitutional, chartered, legalized; lawful (permitted); statutable, statutory; legislatorial, legislative.
-adverbs
legally; in the eye of the law; de jure.
-phrases
ignorantia legis neminem excusat; "where law ends tyranny begins" [Earl of Chatham].
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| Antonyms: | illegality |
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