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Definition of Lawful
1. Adjective. Conformable to or allowed by law. "Lawful methods of dissent"
Similar to: Law-abiding, Observant
Also: Legal, Square, Straight
Derivative terms: Lawfulness
Antonyms: Unlawful
2. Adjective. According to custom or rule or natural law.
3. Adjective. Having a legally established claim. "The true and lawful king"
4. Adjective. Authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law. "A legitimate government"
Definition of Lawful
1. a. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
Definition of Lawful
1. allowed by law (the body of rules governing the affairs of a community) [adj] : LAWFULLY [adv]
Medical Definition of Lawful
1. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. 2. Constituted or authorised by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. Lawful age, the age when the law recognizes one's right of independent action; majority; generally the age of twenty-one years. In some of the States, and for some purposes, a woman attains lawful age at eighteen. Synonym: Legal, constitutional, allowable, regular, rightful. Lawful, Legal. Lawful means conformable to the principle, spirit, or essence of the law, and is applicable to moral as well as juridical law. Legal means conformable to the letter or rules of the law as it is administered in the courts; conformable to juridical law. Legal is often used as antithetical to equitable, but lawful is seldom used in that sense. Lawfully, Lawfulness. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)
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