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lawful
01
relating or conformable to the law or its administration
Examples
The police officer 's actions were deemed lawful by the court.
02
conformable to or allowed by law
Grammatical Information
Composition
Compound
relational
Superlative
most lawful
Comparative
more lawful
gradable
03
having a legally established claim
04
according to custom or rule or natural law
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