lawful
Within the rules
Lawful means permitted or recognized by law: a lawful search, lawful permanent resident.
It implies conformity with legal requirements rather than violation of them.
Lawful often appears in formal or official contexts where legal status matters.
In role-playing games and fantasy settings, lawful describes characters who follow codes and rules, contrasted with chaotic.
Granted permission to proceed
- permissibleSanctioned by authority
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- authorizedGiven official permission
- legitimateConforming to accepted standards
licensed · approved · valid · admissible · endorsed · granted · tolerated · ratified
Legally or morally valid
- validLegally or logically sound
- authenticVerified as original
- genuineTruly what it claims
- properSocially appropriate
true · real · bona fide · recognized · acknowledged · established · sanctioned · official
Established by enacted law
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- jurisdictionalConcerning legal authority bounds
- regulatoryInvolving official oversight
de jure · legislated · enacted · decreed · established · prescribed · mandated · instituted
Morally good, justified
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- honorableHaving high moral standards
- virtuousMorally excellent, principled
moral · just · fair · honest · decent · conscientious · scrupulous · incorruptible
Yielding to others' wishes
- obedientFollowing commands willingly
- peaceableAverse to strife
- civilMinimally polite
- orderlyArranged with care
disciplined · dutiful · respectful · conforming · rule-following · well-behaved · upstanding · civic-minded
allowed
Granted permission to proceed
- permissibleSanctioned by authority
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
- authorizedGiven official permission
legitimate · licensed · approved · valid · admissible · endorsed · granted · tolerated · ratified · consented
rightful
Legally or morally valid
proper · true · real · bona fide · recognized · acknowledged · established · sanctioned · official · authorized
statutory
Established by enacted law
- codifiedMade into systematic rules
- constitutionalHealth-promoting walk
- jurisdictionalConcerning legal authority bounds
regulatory · de jure · legislated · enacted · decreed · established · prescribed · mandated · instituted · formalized
righteous
Morally good, justified
- principledHaving strong moral beliefs
- uprightVertical or morally sound
- honorableHaving high moral standards
virtuous · moral · just · fair · honest · decent · conscientious · scrupulous · incorruptible · noble
compliant
Yielding to others' wishes
orderly · disciplined · dutiful · respectful · conforming · rule-following · well-behaved · upstanding · civic-minded · responsible
- legal termstrial, appeal, verdict, guilty, evidence
- halalhalal, halal meat, halal chicken, halal beef, halal products
- legality termsillegal, legitimate, valid, invalid, binding
- legitimacyvalidity, legitimate, licit, rightfulness, authorized
- freefree, freed, liberated, released, unchained
- lawlawyer, lawyers, attorney, attorneys, court
lawfulillegitimate
Not authorized or recognized
unauthorized · unsanctioned · impermissible · unlicensed · unwarranted
- lawful ordersCommands permitted by law
- lawfully weddedJoined in legal matrimony