Definitions for lawful
ˈlɔ fəllaw·ful

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lawfuladjective

   conformable to or allowed by law

   "lawful methods of dissent"

2. lawful, rule-governedadjective

   according to custom or rule or natural law

3. true(a), lawful, rightful(a)adjective

   having a legally established claim

   "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

4. lawful, legitimate, licitadjective

   authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

   "a legitimate government"

WiktionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. lawfuladjective

   Conforming to, permitted by, or recognised by law or rules.

2. Etymology: From laweful, equivalent to, conflated with leful, leeful, leveful. See also leveful.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Lawfuladjective

   Agreeable to law; conformable to law; allowed legal by law; legitimate.

   Etymology: law and full.

   It is not lawful for thee to have her. Mat. xiv. 4.

   Gloster’s bastard son was kinder to his father, than my daughters, got ’tween the lawful sheets. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lawful

   Law is a set of rules that are created and are enforceable by social or governmental institutions to regulate behavior, with its precise definition a matter of longstanding debate. It has been variously described as a science and as the art of justice. State-enforced laws can be made by a group legislature or by a single legislator, resulting in statutes; by the executive through decrees and regulations; or established by judges through precedent, usually in common law jurisdictions. Private individuals may create legally binding contracts, including arbitration agreements that adopt alternative ways of resolving disputes to standard court litigation. The creation of laws themselves may be influenced by a constitution, written or tacit, and the rights encoded therein. The law shapes politics, economics, history and society in various ways and serves as a mediator of relations between people. Legal systems vary between jurisdictions, with their differences analysed in comparative law. In civil law jurisdictions, a legislature or other central body codifies and consolidates the law. In common law systems, judges may make binding case law through precedent, although on occasion this may be overturned by a higher court or the legislature. Historically, religious law has influenced secular matters and is, as of the 21st century, still in use in some religious communities. Sharia law based on Islamic principles is used as the primary legal system in several countries, including Iran and Saudi Arabia.The scope of law can be divided into two domains. Public law concerns government and society, including constitutional law, administrative law, and criminal law. Private law deals with legal disputes between individuals and/or organisations in areas such as contracts, property, torts/delicts and commercial law. This distinction is stronger in civil law countries, particularly those with a separate system of administrative courts; by contrast, the public-private law divide is less pronounced in common law jurisdictions.Law provides a source of scholarly inquiry into legal history, philosophy, economic analysis and sociology. Law also raises important and complex issues concerning equality, fairness, and justice.

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1. lawful

   Lawful refers to something that is in accordance with, conforms to, or is recognized by law or rules. It pertains to something permitted, established, or not prohibited by law, thus legal or legitimate.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 1 vote

1. Lawfuladjective

   conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent

2. Lawfuladjective

   constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. lawful

   In compliance with the law.

   The acts of the parliament were in accordance with the law.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on March 22, 2020  

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How to pronounce lawful?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

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How to say lawful in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of lawful in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of lawful in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of lawful in a Sentence

1. Ken Paxton:

   Our lawsuit is about the rule of law, not the wisdom of any particular immigration policy, texas has argued for years that the federal executive branch lacks the power to unilaterally grant unlawfully present aliens lawful presence and work authorization.

2. H.L. Mencken:

   It is now quite lawful for a Catholic woman to avoid pregnancy by a resort to mathematics, though she is still forbidden to resort to physics or chemistry.

3. Joseph Conrad:

   All ambitions are lawful except those that climb upward on the miseries or credulities of mankind.

4. Jeff Sessions:

   I think our President, having seen some of these really weird interpretations of the executive orders that he's put out, I think he's more understanding now that we need judges who follow the law, not make law, the judges don't get to psychoanalyze the President to see if the order he issues is lawful. It's either lawful or it's not. I think that it will be real important for America to have judges in the model of Judge (Neil) Gorsuch and (the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin) Scalia, people who serve under the law, under the Constitution, not above it, and they are faithful to the law. They honor it and don't try to remake it as they'd like it to be.

5. U.S. vs Cruikshan:

   The right of bearing arms for a lawful purpose is not a right granted by the Constitution neither is it in any manner dependent upon that instrument for its existence.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=lawful
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Lawful
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=lawful
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lawful
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawful
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=lawful