lawful
adjective
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- instance, member or derived
- substance, domain or see-also
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Senses
Sense 1 adjective
conformable to or allowed by law
lawful methods of dissent
Related & opposite
- legal also see
- square also see
- unlawful antonym
- lawfulness attribute
- lawfulness derivation
- law-abiding similar to
Sense 2 adjective
according to custom or rule or natural law
Related & opposite
- regular similar to
Sense 3 adjective
having a legally established claim
the legitimate heir
Related & opposite
- lawfulness derivation
- rightfulness derivation
- legitimate similar to
Sense 4 adjective
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
a legitimate government
Related & opposite
- lawfulness derivation
- licitness derivation
- legal similar to
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | legal |
| 1 | also see | Related & opposite | square |
| 1 | antonym | Related & opposite | unlawful |
| 1 | attribute | Related & opposite | lawfulness |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | lawfulness |
| 1 | similar to | Related & opposite | law-abiding |
| 2 | similar to | Related & opposite | regular |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | lawfulness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rightfulness |
| 3 | similar to | Related & opposite | legitimate |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | lawfulness |
| 4 | derivation | Related & opposite | licitness |
| 4 | similar to | Related & opposite | legal |