His extreme lawfulness made him righteous, but did it make him merciful?
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Lawfulness
Synonyms for "lawfulness" (66 found)
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Closest matches (14)
actionabilityadmissibilityadmissiblenessallowablenessapplicabilityconstitutional validityconstitutionalismconstitutionalitydefensibilitydrumhead justicedue processdueness
Noun(2 words)
civilly orderedcontract validity
Strong matches (19)
equitablenessequityevenhandednessgive-and-takejurisdictionjusticejusticiabilityjustifiabilityjustifiablenessjustificationjustnesslegal formlegal processlegalismlegality
Noun(2 words)
law-related adjectivelawfully conducted
Adjective(2 words)
lawful conductlegal validity
Related words (33)
Noun(6 words)
legitimacylegitimatenesslicitnessmeasure for measuremeetnessnemesisorderpermissibilitypermissiblenesspoetic justicepropernessproprietyretributive justicerightrightfulnessrightnessrude justicesanctionablenessscales of justicescope
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Verb(1 words)
obey laws
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More general
3 entriesMore specific
2 entriesprocedural_compliancestatutory_compliance
Collocations
5 entriesassess_lawfulnessdetermine_lawfulnesslawfulness_requirementlawfulness_standardquestion_lawfulness
Inflections
1 entriesDerivations
4 entriesAntonyms
1 entriesSample sentences
2 total sentences available.
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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