Hypertext Webster Gateway: "lawful"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Lawful \Law"ful\, a.
1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful
owner of lands.
{Lawful age}, the age when the law recognizes one's right of
independent action; majority; -- generally the age of
twenty-one years.
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
lawful
adj 1: conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of
dissent" [ant: {unlawful}]
2: according to custom or rule or natural law [syn: {orderly},
{rule-governed}]
3: having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir";
"the true and lawful king" [syn: {true(a)}, {rightful(a)}]
4: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a
legitimate government" [syn: {legitimate}, {licit}]
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