LAWFUL Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster lawful, legal, legitimate, licit mean being in accordance with law lawful may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon)
What Is the Difference Between Legal and Lawful? “Lawful” extends beyond mere adherence to written rules, encompassing broader principles of justice, morality, natural law, or generally accepted societal norms and customs It suggests a sense of rightness or ethical propriety that may exist independently of, or in tension with, codified law
Lawful - definition of lawful by The Free Dictionary Define lawful lawful synonyms, lawful pronunciation, lawful translation, English dictionary definition of lawful adj 1 Being within the law; allowed by law: lawful methods of dissent
lawful - WordReference. com Dictionary of English law•ful (lô′ fəl), adj Law allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise Law recognized or sanctioned by law; legitimate: a lawful marriage; a lawful heir Law appointed or recognized by law; legally qualified: a lawful king acting or living according to the law; law-abiding: a lawful man; a lawful community
lawful - Wiktionary, the free dictionary From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”) See also leveful