Legal authority

Synonyms for "legal authority" (28 found)

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Closest matches (6)

absolutismdivine right
Noun(3 words)
authorized powercompetenceconstitutional power
Adjective(1 words)
constitutional authority

Strong matches (8)

Noun(5 words)
government authorityjurisdictionlegal powerlegitimate authoritylegitimate power
Adjective(1 words)
lawful authority

Related words (14)

Noun(4 words)
official sanctionscope of powerstate authority powerstribal court
Adjective(4 words)
parental authoritypolitical authorityprime ministerial powerssovereign authority
Adverb(1 words)
statutorily authorized agency

Related word relations

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More general

4 entries

More specific

7 entries
constitutional authorityexecutive authorityfederal authorityjudicial authoritylocal authoritypolice authoritystate authority

Collocations

5 entries
exceeding legal authorityexercise legal authoritygrant legal authoritylocal legal authorityproper legal authority

Inflections

1 entries
legal authorities

Derivations

5 entries