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Lawful

adj, noun

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.

    "Lawful money is always a land asset and can only be issued by an actual land jurisdiction government — not a corporation."

  2. 2
    Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.

    "Or would they have it believed, that there is in their ſelves ſome ſuperior ſanctity, ſome peculiar privilege, by which theſe things are lawful to them, which are unlawful to all the world beſides?"

  3. 3
    Of a character: having an alignment which makes them tend to follow the laws and conventions of society.
Adjective
  1. 1
    conformable to or allowed by law wordnet
  2. 2
    authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law wordnet
  3. 3
    having a legally established claim wordnet
  4. 4
    according to custom or rule or natural law wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    A character having a lawful alignment.

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”). See also leveful.

Etymology 2

From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”). See also leveful.

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