lawful

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law·ful /ˈlɔːfəl $ ˈlɒː-/ adjectiveadj formal or law

LEGALallowed or recognized by law 法律许可的，法律承认的 SYN legal

It is not lawful to kill or injure a pet animal.

杀死或伤害宠物是犯法的。

a lawful arrest

依法逮捕

his lawful wife

他的合法妻子

—lawfully adverbadv

—lawfulness noun [uncountableU]

Examples from the Corpus

lawful• The police may not interfere in lawful demonstrations.• a lawful marriage• The FBI will use all reasonable and lawful means to gather intelligence information.• Protesters must only use lawful methods of opposing the government.• It is lawful to employ someone under the age of sixteen if their parents agree.• 'Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?' intoned the priest. 'I do, ' murmured Carlos.

It is ... lawful• If the object is to increase the effective strength of a trade union, it is lawful.• In my judgment it is lawful.• We can not commit an act of war unless it is lawful.

From Longman Business Dictionary

lawfullaw·ful /ˈlɔːfəlˈlɒː-/ adjectiveadjLAW

allowed by lawSYN LEGAL

The owner has the right to use the property for any lawful purpose.

—lawfully adverbadv

a product that has been lawfully produced in a member state of the European Union

—lawfulness noun [uncountableU]

Morrison is challenging the lawfulness of the tax demand.

law·ful adjectiveadj

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