˜yÐÄvlog

Advertisement

Advertisement

View synonyms for

legality

[ lee-gal-i-tee ]

noun

plural legalities.
  1. the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. attachment to or observance of law.
  3. Usually legalities. a duty or obligation imposed by law.
  4. Theology. reliance on good works for salvation rather than on free grace.


legality

/ ±ôɪˈɡæ±ôɪ³Ùɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being legal or lawful
  2. adherence to legal principles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Discover More

Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ±è²õ±ð³Ü·»å´Ç·±ô±ð·²µ²¹±ô·¾±Â·³Ù²â noun plural pseudolegalities
Discover More

˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of legality1

1425–75; late Middle English legalite < Medieval Latin ±ôŧ²µÄå±ô¾±³ÙÄå²õ. See legal, -ity
Discover More

Example Sentences

Examples have not been reviewed.

Those attorneys have since retained counsel and challenged the legality of the firings through an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which bills itself as an independent, quasi-judicial agency in the executive branch.

From

"I don't know the legality of replying to their messages," he said, adding he has decided not to reply at all and only took on the handle as an experiment.

From

The legality of the president’s Executive Order is being challenged, and several judges have issued a preliminary injunctions blocking it from going into effect.

From

"It's amazing that the councils are even writing this in, to make this essentially almost like a legality," she says.

From

“It’s a hit on the community,†said Edward, a clerk at Circus of Books in West Hollywood, who declined to give his last name, citing concerns about the drug’s legality since the FDA raid.

From

Advertisement

Related ˜yÐÄvlogs

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement