What does legality mean?

Definitions for legality
liˈgæl ɪ tile·gal·i·ty

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. legalitynoun

    lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute

Wiktionary

  1. legalitynoun

    Lawfulness.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Legalitynoun

    Lawfulness.

    Etymology: legalité, French.

Wikipedia

  1. Legality

    Legality, in respect of an act, agreement, or contract is the state of being consistent with the law or of being lawful or unlawful in a given jurisdiction, and the construct of power. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, legality is 1 : attachment to or observance of law. 2 : the quality or state of being legal Businessdictionary.com, thelawdictionary.org, and mylawdictionary.org definition explains concept of attachment to law as Implied warranty that an act, agreement, or contract strictly adheres to the statutes of a particular jurisdiction. For example, in insurance contracts it is assumed that all risks covered under the policy are legal ventures.

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  1. legality

    Legality refers to the state or condition of being in accordance with the law or rules that are enforced by a particular jurisdiction. It implies conformity to statutes, regulations, established principles or standards, recognized codes, or conventions that are officially governed and enforced by an authoritative body. If something is described as having legality, it is permitted, recognized, or mandated by law.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Legalitynoun

    the state or quality of being legal; conformity to law

  2. Legalitynoun

    a conformity to, and resting upon, the letter of the law

  3. Etymology: [Cf. LL. legalitas, F. lgalit. Cf. Loyalty.]

Wikidata

  1. Legality

    Legality can be defined as an act, agreement, or contract is constistent to the law or state of being lawfull or unlawfull, in a given jurisdiction. According to merriam-webster dictionary definition of Legality is 1 : attachment to or observance of law. 2 : the quality or state of being legal Businessdictionary.com and thelawdictionary.org definition explains concept of attachment to law as Implied warranty that an act, agreement, or contract strictly adheres to the statutes of a particular jurisdiction. For example, in insurance contracts it is assumed that all risks covered under the policy are legal ventures. The second definition cited by Businessdictionary.com Legal principle that an accused may not be prosecuted for an act that is not declared a crime in that jurisdiction. is actually about Principle of legality which is part of over all concept of legality.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of legality in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of legality in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of legality in a Sentence

  1. Carla Sands:

    The issue here is not one of legality, it’s about morality. The fetuses that they are operating on are human beings who had their lives ahead of them. Not one dime of our tax dollars should go to this research, and those conducting this research should be held accountable.

  2. German Chancellor Angela Merkel:

    Only with Turkey we can switch illegality to legality. It is very important that the (European) Commission discusses further the migration agenda with Turkey.

  3. Russia Russian President Vladimir Putin:

    I want to again say that it's our principled position that we are always categorically against any attempts at unconstitutional actions, i want to express the hope that under your leadership the Turkish people will cope with this problem (the coup's aftermath) and that order and constitutional legality will be restored.

  4. Bill Murray:

    There's an awareness out there (about CBD) that's growing, whether it takes off, and the questions about legality - we'll see.

  5. The Russian Foreign Ministry:

    We cannot fail to see the incoming bold statements as an attempt to explicitly politicize this criminal case, which gives no ground for doubts over its legality and validity of the ruling.

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