| 单词 | lawful |
| 释义 | lawful (once / 342 pages) adj When something's legal, or the rules allow it, you can call it lawful. It's lawful to plant a tree in your yard, but it's not lawful to dig up a tree in the city park. Things that are lawful are allowed or permitted, like driving after you've gotten your drivers license or baking your neighbor a cake. Neither of these things is prohibited by law, so they're lawful. You have a lawful right to build a cabin on land you own, and it's also lawful to put up a fence. The adjective comes from law, which has an Old English root, lagu, "ordinance, rule, regulation, or a district governed by them." WORD FAMILYlawful: lawfully, lawfulness, lawlessly, unlawful+/law: lawful, lawless, laws, lawyer/lawless: lawlessness/lawlessness: lawlessnesses/lawyer: lawyers/unlawful: unlawfully, unlawfulness USAGE EXAMPLESBut in Washington, State Department spokesman Mark Toner said the U.S. recognizes lawful uses of the sea, and the same rights apply to the U.S., Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016) State Department spokesman Mark Toner said Tuesday the U.S. recognizes lawful uses of the sea, and the same rights apply to the U.S., Seattle Times(Dec 27, 2016) “The United States recognizes the rights, freedoms and lawful uses of the sea and airspace guaranteed to all countries in accordance with international law.” New York Times(Dec 27, 2016) 1adj conformable to or allowed by law lawful methods of dissent Syn|Ant law-abiding, observant (of individuals) adhering strictly to laws and rules and customs legalestablished by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules square, straightcharacterized by honesty and fairness unlawful contrary to or prohibited by or defiant of law lawless, outlawdisobedient to or defiant of law lawless, wide-openlax in enforcing laws wrongfulunlawfully violating the rights of others illegalprohibited by law or by official or accepted rules corrupt, crookednot straight; dishonest or immoral or evasive 2adj authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law Syn legitimate, licit legal established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules 3adj having a legally established claim the true and lawful king Syn rightful, true legitimate of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful 4adj according to custom or rule or natural law Syn rule-governed regular in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle |
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