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单词 lawful
释义

lawful

[ law-fuhl ]
/ ˈlɔ fəl /
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adjective

allowed or permitted by law; not contrary to law: a lawful enterprise.
recognized or sanctioned by law; legitimate: a lawful marriage; a lawful heir.
appointed or recognized by law; legally qualified: a lawful king.
acting or living according to the law; law-abiding: a lawful man; a lawful community.

Origin of lawful

First recorded in 1250–1300, lawful is from the Middle English word laghful.See law1, -ful

SYNONYMS FOR lawful

1 legal.
2 licit.
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OTHER WORDS FROM lawful

Words nearby lawful

law clerk, law court, Lawes, lawfare, law French, lawful, lawgiver, law-hand, lawin, lawing, lawks
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British Dictionary definitions for lawful

lawful
/ (ˈlɔːfʊl) /

adjective

allowed, recognized, or sanctioned by law; legal

Derived forms of lawful

lawfully, adverblawfulness, noun
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