lawful

Meanings

Adjective

  • Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
  • Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.

Noun

Origin

  • From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with , leeful, leveful. See also leveful.

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