Grep  of  noun  lawful 
  lawfulness 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lawful 
 
  The  adj  lawful  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lawful  --  (conformable  to  or  allowed  by  law;  "lawful  methods  of  dissent") 
  2.  lawful,  orderly,  rule-governed  --  (according  to  custom  or  rule  or  natural  law) 
  3.  true,  lawful,  rightful  --  (having  a  legally  established  claim;  "the  legitimate  heir";  "the  true  and  lawful  king") 
  4.  lawful,  legitimate,  licit  --  (authorized,  sanctioned  by  or  in  accordance  with  law;  "a  legitimate  government") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  lawful 
 
  4  senses  of  lawful 
 
  Sense  1 
  lawful  (vs.  unlawful) 
 
  unlawful  (vs.  lawful) 
  =>  lawless,  outlaw(postnominal) 
  =>  open  wide-open,  lawless 
  =>  wrongful 
 
  Sense  2 
  lawful,  orderly,  rule-governed 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  regular)  ->  irregular 
 
  Sense  3 
  true(postnominal),  lawful,  rightful(postnominal) 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  legitimate)  ->  illegitimate 
 
  Sense  4 
  lawful,  legitimate,  licit 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  legal)  ->  illegal 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  lawful 
 
  4  senses  of  lawful 
 
  Sense  1 
  lawful  (vs.  unlawful) 
  =>  law-abiding,  observant 
  Also  See->  legal#1;  straight#6 
 
  Sense  2 
  lawful,  orderly,  rule-governed 
  =>  regular  (vs.  irregular) 
 
  Sense  3 
  true(postnominal),  lawful,  rightful(postnominal) 
  =>  legitimate  (vs.  illegitimate) 
 
  Sense  4 
  lawful,  legitimate,  licit 
  =>  legal  (vs.  illegal) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  lawful 
 
  1  of  4  senses  of  lawful 
 
  Sense  1 
  lawful  (vs.  unlawful) 
  =>  lawfulness 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  lawful 
 
  lawful  used  as  an  adjective  is  uncommon  (polysemy  count  =  4) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  lawful 
  lawful 
  lawfully-begotten 
  unlawful 
 
  Overview  of  adj  lawful 
 
  The  adj  lawful  has  4  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  lawful  --  (conformable  to  or  allowed  by  law;  "lawful  methods  of  dissent") 
  2.  lawful,  orderly,  rule-governed  --  (according  to  custom  or  rule  or  natural  law) 
  3.  true,  lawful,  rightful  --  (having  a  legally  established  claim;  "the  legitimate  heir";  "the  true  and  lawful  king") 
  4.  lawful,  legitimate,  licit  --  (authorized,  sanctioned  by  or  in  accordance  with  law;  "a  legitimate  government") 

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