legality

noun

/lɪˈɡæləti/

(plural legalities)

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[uncountable] the fact of being legal
- They intended to challenge the legality of his claim in the courts.
- The arrangement is of doubtful legality.
- The court ruling today upheld the legality of military tribunals.
- The government does not recognize the legality of this court.
Topics Law and justicec1
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- doubtful
- dubious
- questionable
- …
verb + legality
- challenge
- question
- uphold
- …
phrases
- doubt about the legality of something
- doubts about the legality of something
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[countable, usually plural] the legal aspect of an action or a situation
- You need a lawyer to explain all the legalities of the contracts.

compare illegality

Word Originlate Middle English: from French légalité or medieval Latin legalitas ‘relating to the law’, from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law’.

单词	legality
释义	legality noun /lɪˈɡæləti/ /lɪˈɡæləti/ (plural legalities) jump to other results [uncountable] the fact of being legal They intended to challenge the legality of his claim in the courts. The arrangement is of doubtful legality. The court ruling today upheld the legality of military tribunals. The government does not recognize the legality of this court. Topics Law and justicec1 Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective doubtful dubious questionable … verb + legality challenge question uphold … phrases doubt about the legality of something doubts about the legality of something See full entry [countable, usually plural] the legal aspect of an action or a situation You need a lawyer to explain all the legalities of the contracts. compare illegality Word Originlate Middle English: from French légalité or medieval Latin legalitas ‘relating to the law’, from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law’.
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