| 单词 | legality |
| 释义 | legality (once / 4026 pages) n If you’re wondering about the legality of not paying taxes on your lottery winnings, then you’re wondering if it’s legal not to pay the taxes. The noun legality traces back to the Latin word legalis, meaning law, and it used to indicate the degree to which something agrees with the law. If you question the legality of something, such as a wiretap, what you’re doing is questioning whether or not it’s legal in a court of law. You might hear someone say that a court validated the legality of a particular action. That means the court ruled that the action was legal. WORD FAMILYlegality: legalities+/illegal: illegalise, illegality, illegalize, illegally/illegality: illegalities/illegalize: illegalized/legal: illegal, legaler, legalise, legalism, legality, legalize, legally, nonlegal/legalise: legalisation, legalised, legalises, legalising/legalism: legalisms/legalize: legalization, legalized, legalizes, legalizing USAGE EXAMPLESThe issue was not about the legality of the settlements. New York Times(Dec 30, 2016) That’s why attacking the settlements’ legality—as opposed to questioning whether they’re prudent—is so insidious. Wall Street Journal(Dec 28, 2016) The state Legislature’s attorney questioned the legality of using bridge tolls for the building. Washington Times(Dec 28, 2016) n lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute Ant|Hypo|Hyper illegality unlawfulness by virtue of violating some legal statute validity, validness the quality of having legal force or effectiveness effect, force(of a law) having legal validity lawfulness the quality of conforming to law |
| 随便看 |
|
英语词典包含147318条英英释义在线翻译词条，基本涵盖了全部常用单词的英英翻译及用法，是英语学习的有利工具。