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   Law·ful

   /ˈlôfəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules: "it is an offense to carry a weapon in public without lawful authority" Similar legitimatelegallicitjustpermissiblepermittedallowableallowedrightfulproperconstitutionallegalizedsanctionedauthorizedwarrantedjustifiedjustifiableapprovedrecognizedadmissibleabove boardwithin the lawgoing by the rulesinformal:legitkosherby the booklaw-abidingrighteoushonorablegooddecentpropersolidvirtuousmoralethicalorderlywell behavedpeacekeepingpeacefulcivilizeddutifulduteousobedientcompliantcomplyingdisciplinedOpposite illegalprohibitedlawlesscriminal
   • ▪ (of a child) born within a lawful marriage.

   Derivatives

   • 1. lawfulness noun

   Scrabble Points: 12

   • L

     1

   • A

     1

   • W

     4

   • F

     4

   • U

     1

   • L

     1

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