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lawful
adjective as in allowable, legitimate
Weak matches
- bona fide
- canonical
- card-carrying
- commanded
- condign
- decreed
- due
- enacted
- enforced
- enjoined
- established
- innocent
- judged
- judicial
- jural
- juridical
- jurisprudent
- just
- kosher
- legalized
- legislated
- legit
- legitimatized
- licit
- mandated
- of right
- official
- on the level
- on the up and up
- ordained
- ordered
- passed
- protected
- ruled
- vested
- warrantable
- warranted
Example Sentences
The National Secular Society said the judgment was "an important victory for freedom of expression", describing Mr Coskun's protest as a "lawful act of political dissent".
A White House spokeswoman said earlier Sunday that the president “exercised his lawful authority to protect federal assets and personnel in Portland following violent riots and attacks on law enforcement.”
She said the president has exercised his lawful authority to protect federal officers and assets.
Is the deployment of troops to American cities a lawful or necessary move?
The administration maintains that its immigration enforcement operations are legitimate and necessary, portraying agents as professionals carrying out lawful duties rather than as figures worthy of mockery or resistance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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