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lawful |
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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