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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | legal |
| Synonyms: | authorized, lawful, licensed, permissible, sanctioned |
| Antonyms: | forbidden, illicit |
| Main Entry: | authorized |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | approved |
| Synonyms: | accredited, certified, commissioned, lawful, legal, legitimate, licensed, licit, official, recognized, sanctioned, warranted |
| Antonyms: | unofficial |
| Main Entry: | effectual |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | influential; authoritative |
| Synonyms: | accomplishing, achieving, adequate, binding, capable, conclusive, decisive, determinative, effecting, effective, efficacious, efficient, forcible, fulfilling, in force, lawful, legal, licit, potent, powerful, practicable, productive, qualified, serviceable, sound, strong, successful, telling, useful, valid, virtuous, workable |
| Notes: | effective means 'having a (desired) result or effect,' effectual is 'succeeding in producing a desired result or effect,' and efficacious means the same as effectual as well as 'serving as an effective solution or remedy' |
| Antonyms: | impotent, incapable, ineffectual, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, weak |
| Main Entry: | innocent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | blameless |
| Synonyms: | above suspicion, angelic, chaste, clean, cleanhanded, clear, crimeless, exemplary, faultless, free of, good, guilt-free, guiltless, honest, immaculate, impeccable, impeccant, in the clear, inculpable, irreproachable, lawful, legal, legitimate, licit, not guilty, pristine, pure, righteous, safe, sinless, spotless, stainless, unblemished, uncensurable, uncorrupt, unimpeachable, uninvolved, unoffending, unsullied, untainted, upright, virginal, virtuous |
| Antonyms: | bad, blamable, corrupt, evil, guilty, sinful |
| Main Entry: | justifiable |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | reasonable, well-founded |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, admissible, allowable, condonable, defensible, excusable, fair, fit, forgivable, lawful, legit, legitimate, licit, logical, pardonable, probable, proper, reasonable, remissible, right, rightful, sound, suitable, tenable, understandable, valid, vindicable, warrantable |
| Antonyms: | unjustifiable, unreasonable, unwarranted |
| Main Entry: | lawful |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, legitimate |
| Synonyms: | authorized, bona fide, canonical, card-carrying, commanded, condign, constitutional, decreed, due, enacted, enforced, enjoined, established, innocent, judged, judicial, jural, juridical, jurisprudent, just, justifiable, kosher*, legal, legalized, legislated, legit, legitimatized, licit, mandated, of right, official, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, ordered, passed, permissible, proper, protected, rightful, ruled, statutory, valid, vested, warrantable, warranted |
| Notes: | lawful means allowed by law while legal means of or relating to or concerned with law |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, illicit, prohibited, taboo, unlawful |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | legal |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, permissible |
| Synonyms: | acknowledged, allowed, authorized, card-carrying, chartered, clean*, condign, constitutional, contractual, decreed, due, enforced, enforcible, enjoined, fair, forensic, granted, innocent, judged, judicial, juridical, just, justifiable, justified, lawful, legalized, legit, legitimate, licit, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, passed, precedented, prescribed, proper, protected, right, rightful, sanctioned, sound, statutory, straight, sure enough, valid, warranted, within the law |
| Notes: | lawful means allowed by law while legal means of or relating to or concerned with law |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrong |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | legitimate |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | authentic, valid, legal |
| Synonyms: | accepted, accredited, acknowledged, admissible, appropriate, authorized, canonical, certain, cogent, consistent, correct, customary, fair, genuine, innocent, just, justifiable, lawful, licit, logical, natural, normal, official, on the level, on the up and up, orthodox, probable, proper, real, reasonable, received, recognized, regular, reliable, rightful, sanctioned, sensible, sound, statutory, sure, true, typical, usual, verifiable, warranted, well-founded |
| Antonyms: | illegal, illegitimate, invalid, unlawful, unwarranted |
| Main Entry: | permissible |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | allowable, legal |
| Synonyms: | acceptable, admissible, all right, approved, authorized, bearable, endorsed, kosher*, lawful, legalized, legit, legitimate, licit, okay*, on the up and up, permitted, proper, sanctioned, tolerable, tolerated, unforbidden, unprohibited |
| Antonyms: | illegal, prohibited, unpermissible |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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