legality

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• legality — le·gal·i·ty /li ga lə tē/ n pl ties 1: attachment to or observance of law 2: the quality or state of being legal: lawfulness 3 pl: obligations imposed by law …   Law dictionary

• legality — le‧gal‧i‧ty [lɪˈgælti] noun [uncountable] LAW 1. the fact of being allowed by the law: • a judgment ending a lengthy dispute over the legality of Davis s leases 2. legalities [plural] the things that you have to do by law before something can… …   Financial and business terms

• Legality — Le*gal i*ty (l[ e]*g[a^]l [i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. LL. legalitas, F. l[ e]galit[ e]. Cf. {Loyalty}.] 1. The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law. [1913 Webster] 2. (Theol.) A conformity to, and resting upon, the letter of the law. [1913 …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• legality — mid 15c., from M.Fr. légalité, from M.L. legalitatem (nom. legalitas), from L. legalis pertaining to the law (see LEGAL (Cf. legal)) …   Etymology dictionary

• legality — legality, or legalness Lawfulness …   Black's law dictionary

• legality — legality, or legalness Lawfulness …   Black's law dictionary

• legality — ► NOUN (pl. legalities) 1) the quality or state of being legal. 2) (legalities) obligations imposed by law …   English terms dictionary

• legality — [li gal′i tē] n. pl. legalities [ML legalitas] 1. quality, condition, or instance of being legal or lawful 2. [pl.] legal aspects …   English World dictionary

• Legality — The principle of legality is the legal ideal that requires all law to be clear, ascertainable and non retrospective. It requires decision makers to resolve disputes by applying legal rules that have been declared beforehand, and not to alter the… …   Wikipedia

• Legality — (Roget s Thesaurus) < N PARAG:Legality >N GRP: N 1 Sgm: N 1 legality legality Sgm: N 1 legitimacy legitimacy legitimateness GRP: N 2 Sgm: N 2 legislature legislature Sgm: N 2 law law code corpus juris …   English dictionary for students

• legality — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ doubtful (BrE), dubious, questionable VERB + LEGALITY ▪ challenge, question ▪ Her lawyer is challenging the legality of the court order …   Collocations dictionary