Lawfulness

noun

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Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    Property of being lawful, of obeying the law. countable, uncountable

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

  2. 2
    the quality of conforming to law wordnet
  3. 3
    Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws, such as laws of nature. countable, uncountable

    "The process of psychotherapy […] is a unique and dynamic experience, different for each individual, yet exhibiting a lawfulness and order which is astonishing in its generality."

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actionabilityadmissibilityadmissiblenessallowablenessapplicabilityconstitutional validity

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

Etymology

From Middle English laufulnes, lahfulnesse, equivalent to lawful + -ness.

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