What does lawfulness mean?

Definitions for lawfulness
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Princeton's WordNet

  1. lawfulnessnoun

    the quality of conforming to law

Wiktionary

  1. lawfulnessnoun

    Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.

    His extreme lawfulness made him righteous, but did it make him merciful?

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. Lawfulnessnoun

    Legality; allowance of law.

    Etymology: from lawful.

    I think it were an error to speak further, till I may see some sound foundation laid of the lawfulness of the action. Francis Bacon, Holy War.

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  1. lawfulness

    Lawfulness refers to the quality, state, or characteristic of being in accordance with the law or adhering to principles and regulations set by law. This term pertains to actions, behaviors or decisions that conform to, respect, and follow legal systems and rules, thereby avoiding transgressions, violations or misconduct. Lawfulness implies legitimacy, justice, and righteousness.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of lawfulness in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of lawfulness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 6

Examples of lawfulness in a Sentence

  1. Robert Southey:

    Would you who judge of the lawfulness or unlawfulness of pleasure, take this rule; whatever weakens your reason, impairs the tenderness of your conscience, obscures your sense of God, or takes off the relish of spiritual things; in short; whatever increases the strength and authority of your body over your mind, that is sin to you; however innocent it may be in itself.

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