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

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. legalitynoun

   lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. legalitynoun

   Lawfulness.

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

1. Legalitynoun

   Lawfulness.

   Etymology: legalité, French.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

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 DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

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.]

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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.

Matched Categories

1. • Lawfulness

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How to pronounce legality?

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How to say legality in sign language?

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. Eugene Kaspersky:

   Our company has never conducted any secret campaign to trick competitors into generating false positives to damage their market standing, such actions are unethical, dishonest and their legality is at least questionable.

2. Jesus Torrealba:

   This is not only an attack on liberty and legality ... but also a provocation to the Venezuelan people.

3. Marjorie Greene:

   The real hypocrisy of this lie and attack on me and my company is the fact that John Cowan does not have any of John Cowan companies registered on E-verify, marjorie Greene own toy company, CortexToys, which manufactures its toys in Communist China and operates out of a warehouse in Rome, Ga., is not registered on E-verify. So not only does John Cowan send American jobs overseas, John Cowan also does not verify [ the ] legality of citizenship of employees here in the U.S.

4. Barbara Underwood:

   As our investigation reveals, the Trump Foundation was little more than a checkbook for payments from Mr. Trump or his businesses to nonprofits, regardless of their purpose of legality, that is not how private foundations should function.

5. Dipendra Jha:

   There are still definite questions concerning the legality and constitutionality of the document, the earthquake has rattled the parties, and also shown how a good constitution needs to be part of the reconstruction process.

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References

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