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1 lawfully
adverb legalmentetr['lɔːfʊlɪ]1 legalmente'lɔːfəliadverb legalmente['lɔːfǝlɪ]ADV legalmente* * *['lɔːfəli]adverb legalmente -
2 lawfully
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3 legitimately
adverb legítimamentelegitimately [lɪ'ʤɪt̬əmətli] adv: legítimamentelɪ'dʒɪtəmətli, lɪ'dʒɪtɪmətlia) ( lawfully) legítimamenteb) ( reasonably)he says, legitimately in my opinion, that... — dice, y en mi opinión con razón, que...
[lɪ'dʒɪtɪmɪtlɪ]ADV1) (=lawfully) legítimamente2) (=justifiably) [expect] justificadamenteyou could legitimately argue that... — sería justo or estaría justificado argumentar que...
he can legitimately claim to speak for all South Africans — tiene sobradas razones para erigirse en portavoz de todos los sudafricanos
he has demanded, quite legitimately, that... — ha exigido, con toda la razón, que...
* * *[lɪ'dʒɪtəmətli, lɪ'dʒɪtɪmətli]a) ( lawfully) legítimamenteb) ( reasonably)he says, legitimately in my opinion, that... — dice, y en mi opinión con razón, que...
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4 law
lo:1) (the collection of rules according to which people live or a country etc is governed: Such an action is against the law; law and order.) ley2) (any one of such rules: A new law has been passed by Parliament.) ley3) ((in science) a rule that says that under certain conditions certain things always happen: the law of gravity.) ley•- lawful- lawfully
- lawless
- lawlessly
- lawlessness
- lawyer
- law-abiding
- law court
- lawsuit
- be a law unto oneself
- the law
- the law of the land
- lay down the law
law n1. leyit is against the law es ilegal / va en contra de la ley2. derechotr[lɔː]1 ley nombre femenino2 SMALLEDUCATION/SMALL derecho1 familiar la poli nombre femenino, la pasma\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLagainst the law contra la leyby law por leyin law por leylaws are made to be broken hecha la ley, hecha la trampathe law of the jungle la ley del más fuerteto be a law unto oneself dictar sus propias leyesto be outside the law estar fuera de la leyto go to law recurrir a la leyto keep within the law obrar según la leyto take the law into one's own hands tomarse la justicia por su manolaw and order orden nombre masculino públicolaw court tribunal nombre masculino de justicialaw firm bufete nombre masculino de abogadoslaw ['lɔ] n1) : ley fto break the law: violar la ley2) : derecho mcriminal law: derecho criminal3) : abogacía fto practice law: ejercer la abogacían.• derecho s.m.• fuero s.m.• jurisprudencia s.f.• ley s.f.• regla s.f.lɔː1)a) c (rule, regulation) ley fhe's/she's a law unto himself/herself — hace lo que le da la gana
b) u ( collectively)to break the law — violar or contravenir* or infringir* la ley
it is against the law — es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley
to stay within the law — actuar* dentro de la ley
under French law — según la ley or la legislación francesa
to lay down the law — dar* órdenes
to take the law into one's own hands — tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc) propia mano
c) u (as field, discipline) derecho m; ( profession) abogacía fto enter the law — (BrE) hacerse* abogado; (before n)
law school — facultad f de Derecho
2) ua) ( litigation)to go to law — (BrE) recurrir a los tribunales or a la justicia
b)3) c u ( code of conduct)Islamic law — ( Relig) la ley del Corán
4) c ( scientific principle) ley f[lɔː]1. N1) (=piece of legislation) ley f•
there's no law against it — no hay ley que lo prohíba- be a law unto o.s.pass 2., 9)2) (=system of laws)•
to be above the law — estar por encima de la ley•
the bill became law on 6 August — el proyecto de ley se hizo ley el 6 de agosto•
by law — por ley, de acuerdo con la ley•
in law — según la ley•
the law on abortion — la legislación sobre el aborto•
he is outside the law — está fuera de la ley•
to keep or remain within the law — obrar legalmente•
his word is law — su palabra es ley- lay down the law- take the law into one's own hands3) (=field of study) derecho m•
to study law — estudiar derecho4) (=profession) abogacía f•
she is considering a career in law — está pensando dedicarse a la abogacía•
to practise law — ejercer de abogado, ejercer la abogacía5) (=legal proceedings)•
to go to law — recurrir a la justicia or a los tribunales•
to take a case to law — llevar un caso ante los tribunales6) (=rule) [of organization, sport] regla f•
God's law — la ley de Dios7) (=standard) norma fthere seemed to be one law for the rich and another for the poor — parecía haber unas normas para los ricos y otras para los pobres
8) (Sci, Math) ley fnature 1., 4)•
by the law of averages — por la estadística, estadísticamente9) * (=police)to have the law on sb — denunciar a algn a la policía, llevar a algn a los tribunales
2.CPDlaw enforcement N — aplicación f de la ley
law enforcement agency N — organismo encargado de velar por el cumplimiento de la ley
law enforcement officer N — (esp US) policía mf
Law Faculty N — (Univ) facultad f de Derecho
Law Lord NPL — (Brit) (Pol) juez mf lor
the Law Lords — jueces que son miembros de la Cámara de los Lores y constituyen el Tribunal Supremo
law reports NPL — repertorio m de jurisprudencia
law school N — (US) facultad f de derecho
law student N — estudiante mf de derecho
* * *[lɔː]1)a) c (rule, regulation) ley fhe's/she's a law unto himself/herself — hace lo que le da la gana
b) u ( collectively)to break the law — violar or contravenir* or infringir* la ley
it is against the law — es ilegal or está prohibido por (la) ley
to stay within the law — actuar* dentro de la ley
under French law — según la ley or la legislación francesa
to lay down the law — dar* órdenes
to take the law into one's own hands — tomarse la justicia por su (or mi etc) propia mano
c) u (as field, discipline) derecho m; ( profession) abogacía fto enter the law — (BrE) hacerse* abogado; (before n)
law school — facultad f de Derecho
2) ua) ( litigation)to go to law — (BrE) recurrir a los tribunales or a la justicia
b)3) c u ( code of conduct)Islamic law — ( Relig) la ley del Corán
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5 lawful
1) ((negative unlawful) allowed by law: He was attacked while going about his lawful business.) legal, lícito2) (just or rightful: She is the lawful owner of the property.) legítimolawful adj legaltr['lɔːfʊl]1 legal2 (allowed by law) lícito,-alawful ['lɔfəl] adj: legal, legítimo, lícito♦ lawfully advadj.• legal (Jurisprudencia) adj.• legítimo, -a adj.• lícito, -a adj.'lɔːfəladjective <ruler/heir> legítimo; < contract> válido, legal; <conduct/action> lícito['lɔːfʊl]ADJ [owner, government] legítimo; [action, behaviour] legítimo, lícito; [contract] legal, válido* * *['lɔːfəl] -
6 legally
adverb legalmentelegally adv legalmentelegally ['li:gəli] adv: legalmenteadv.• legalmente (Jurisprudencia) adv.'liːgəliadverb legalmente; (indep) desde un punto de vista legal['liːɡǝlɪ]ADV1) (=from a legal point of view) [obliged, required] por ley; [entitled] legalmente, según la leylegally, the whole issue is a nightmare — desde el punto de vista legal, toda esa cuestión es una pesadilla
this contract is legally binding — el contrato vincula jurídicamente, el contrato implica obligatoriedad jurídica
to be legally responsible for sth/sb — ser legalmente responsable or el/la responsable legal de algo/algn
2) (=lawfully) legalmente* * *['liːgəli]adverb legalmente; (indep) desde un punto de vista legal
См. также в других словарях:
lawfully — index de jure, fairly (impartially) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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lawfully — adv. Lawfully is used with these adjectives: ↑married Lawfully is used with these verbs: ↑exercise, ↑terminate … Collocations dictionary
lawfully — lawful ► ADJECTIVE ▪ conforming to, permitted by, or recognized by law or rules. DERIVATIVES lawfully adverb lawfulness noun … English terms dictionary
lawfully — adverb 1. in a manner acceptable to common custom you cannot do this legitimately! • Syn: ↑legitimately, ↑licitly • Ant: ↑illicitly (for: ↑licitly), ↑lawlessly, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
lawfully-begotten — adj. born in wedlock; legitimate; enjoying full filial rights; not illegitimate; of people. [WordNet 1.5] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lawfully sufficient — index prima facie (legally sufficient) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
Lawfully — Lawful Law ful, a. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. [1913 Webster] 2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. [1913 Webster] {Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one s right … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lawfully — adverb see lawful … New Collegiate Dictionary
lawfully — See lawful. * * * … Universalium
lawfully — adverb conforming to the law; legally See Also: lawful … Wiktionary