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within the law

ADJECTIVE

legal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid

WEAK

acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted

Antonyms

STRONGEST

illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful

WEAK

illicit wrong

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Tang Ngok-kwan, a former Alliance committee member, said on Monday he believed that the group had been acting within the law.

From Barron's • May 18, 2026

BioTexCom and Tochilovsky say they always act within the law and "categorically deny the allegations".

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Washington hit back, saying the Pentagon operates within the law and that contracted suppliers cannot dictate terms on how their products are used.

From Barron's • Mar. 6, 2026

Asked whether he thought Ms Peggie was right to raise the case, Swinney said that "individuals with concerns about their employment practice are free within the law to raise any concerns that they have".

From BBC • Dec. 8, 2025

In both judicial and forensic rhetoric, it can be necessary to establish not only whether x did y or x should do y, but whether or not that falls within the law.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith

within the law

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