lawfully

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Lawfully present migrants who have lived in the U.S. for five years can apply but are subject to restrictions.

From Salon • Jul. 17, 2025

Lawfully begotten by me— I shall be extremely oblig'd to you, Sir Francis.

From The Busie Body by Byrd, Jess

He was the first male infant of European extraction Lawfully born in this island.

From Antigua and the Antiguans, Volume I (of 2) A full account of the colony and its inhabitants from the time of the Caribs to the present day by Anonymous

Lawfully he sent his comrades along the Orinoko.

From Sir Walter Ralegh A Biography by Stebbing, W. (William)

Lawfully to do this required a tavern license; and it is a warrantable conclusion that such was the chief aim of Berry and Lincoln in procuring a franchise of this character.

From McClure's Magazine, Vol. 6, No. 3, February 1896 by Various