What does LAWFUL mean?
Definitions for LAWFUL
ˈlɔ fəllaw·ful
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word LAWFUL.
Princeton's WordNet
lawfuladjective
conformable to or allowed by law
"lawful methods of dissent"
lawful, rule-governedadjective
according to custom or rule or natural law
true(a), lawful, rightful(a)adjective
having a legally established claim
"the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"
lawful, legitimate, licitadjective
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
"a legitimate government"
Wiktionary
lawfuladjective
Conforming to, permitted by, or recognised by law or rules.
Etymology: From laweful, equivalent to, conflated with leful, leeful, leveful. See also leveful.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Lawfuladjective
Agreeable to law; conformable to law; allowed legal by law; legitimate.
Etymology: law and full.
It is not lawful for thee to have her. Mat. xiv. 4.
Gloster’s bastard son was kinder to his father, than my daughters, got ’tween the lawful sheets. William Shakespeare, King Lear.
Wikipedia
lawful
Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people. Legal systems vary between jurisdictions, with their differences analysed in comparative law. In civil law jurisdictions, a legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates the law. In common law systems, judges may make binding case law through precedent, although on occasion this may be overturned by a higher court or the legislature. Historically, religious law has influenced secular matters and is, as of the 21st century, still in use in some religious communities. Sharia law based on Islamic principles is used as the primary legal system in several countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia.The scope of law can be divided into two domains. Public law concerns government and society, including constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law. Private law deals with legal disputes between individuals and/or organisations in areas such as contracts, property, torts/delicts and commercial law. This distinction is stronger in civil law countries, particularly those with a separate system of administrative courts; by contrast, the public-private law divide is less pronounced in common law jurisdictions.Law provides a source of scholarly inquiry into legal history, philosophy, economic analysis and sociology. Law also raises important and complex issues concerning equality, fairness, and justice.
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lawful
Lawful refers to something that is in accordance with, conforms to, or is recognized by law or rules. It pertains to something permitted, established, or not prohibited by law, thus legal or legitimate.
Webster Dictionary
Lawfuladjective
conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent
Lawfuladjective
constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands
Editors Contribution
lawful
In compliance with the law.
The acts of the parliament were in accordance with the law.
Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020
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Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of LAWFUL in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of LAWFUL in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3
Examples of LAWFUL in a Sentence
We also want to thank you, Mr. President, for stepping up to receive into Mexico those not following the lawful pathways we’ve made available, instead of – attempting to unlawfully cross the border between our countries.
John Ruskin (1819-1900), British poet, artist,:
There is hardly anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse cannot make a little cheaper and the people who consider price only are this man's lawful prey.
In 1998, Usma Acosta married an American citizen and obtained lawful, permanent resident status while living in Somerville, Massachusetts.
These witnesses have defied the White House efforts to prevent their testimony by following the lawful requirements of subpoenas, the President has urged The President acolytes in Congress to use other means to try to prevent their testimony, but they won't be successful.
No officers are on days off, everyone has been working, we are stretched to the limit, but we are 100 percent committed to using everything we have to end this demonstration. We can not do it alone. That's why I have been advocating for all three levels of government to bring whatever they can bring to bear on the permanent, sustainable, lawful safe resolution of this demonstration.
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- rechtsmäßig, gesetzlich, legalGerman
- lainmukainen, laillinenFinnish
- légalFrench
- dligheachScottish Gaelic
- törvényszerű, törvényesHungarian
- 合法Japanese
- gesetzlechLuxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- likumīgsLatvian
- rechtmatig, wettigDutch
- legalRomanian
- законный, правомерный, легальныйRussian
- laglig, berättigad, rättmätigSwedish
- చట్టబద్ధమైనTelugu
- yasalTurkish
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