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adj. Being within the law; allowed by law: lawful methods of dissent.

adj. Established, sanctioned, or recognized by the law: the lawful heir.

adj. Obeying the law; law-abiding.

adj. Conforming to, or recognised by law or rules.

adj. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.

adj. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful.

Allowed by law; legitimate; not contrary to law; free from legal objection: as, that is deemed lawful which no law forbids; many things are lawful which are not expedient.

Constituted or supported by law; capable of being enforced by law; rightful: as, lawful demands; the lawful owner of lands.

Possessing full legal rights.

Synonyms Allowable, permissible, regular.

1 and Lawful, Legal, Legitimate, Licit, legalized, authorized, constitutional, just. Between lawful and legal there is really the same difference in breadth that there is between law and legislation or statute. (See law.) Legal is exact, meaning conformed to the law of the land, and having little figurative use: as, legal interest; a legal act. Lawful means not opposed to law, primarily to the law of the land, but with a good deal of freedom in figurative extension: it is unlike law, however, in always seeming figurative when carried beyond its primary meaning. Legitimate has as one of its primary meanings the idea of being born under law: as, a legitimate child; its other meanings are kindred. A legitimate inference is one that is drawn in conformity witll the laws of truth or thought. That which is legitimate is generally something made or done in conformity to law, principle, justice, fairness, or propriety. Licit is rarely used except in the phrase licit or illicit; these words apply to that which is lawful or unlawful, or perhaps only legal or illegal, in trade, relations, or especially intercourse, illicit expressing much more opprobrium than unlawful or illegal. See criminal.

adj. according to custom or rule or natural law

adj. conformable to or allowed by law

adj. having a legally established claim

adj. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

"While the term lawful access sounds innocuous, the program, which dates back to 2002, represents law enforcement's desire to re-make Canada's networks to allow for lawful interception of private communications."

regular    law-abiding    observant    legitimate    legal   

unlawful    criminal   

lawful man    lawful age    lawful money    lawful days   

lawfully   

legal    rightful    regular    constitutional    allowable    legitimate    competent    juristic    juristical    licit   

awful    unlawful   

legitimate    rightful    legal    honorable    constitutional    sole    nominal    virtuous    royal    respective