lawfulness
State of compliance
Lawfulness is the quality of being in accordance with laws, rules, or established standards.
It describes actions, behaviors, or states that comply with legal requirements or moral principles.
The court questioned the lawfulness of the search.
The term appears most often in legal and formal contexts, where distinguishing between what is permitted and what is prohibited matters greatly.
Adhering to requirements
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- statutesFormally enacted laws
- regulationsEnforced rules and standards
legislation · ordinances · decrees · codification · enactments · bylaws · provisions · authorization
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
judiciary · tribunal · arbitration · redress · remedy · verdict · prosecution · litigation
Moral soundness and consistency
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
- conscienceInternal moral sense
rectitude · uprightness · probity · honor · decency · righteousness · trustworthiness · truthfulness
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- equalitySame status for all
- protectionGuarding against harm
entitlement · amendment · citizenship · sovereignty · autonomy · franchise · suffrage · habeas corpus
Official rules governing conduct
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- conformityAdherence to norms
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
- stabilityResistance to displacement
control · system · harmony · uniformity · coordination · consistency · protocol · obedience
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- statutesFormally enacted laws
regulations · legislation · ordinances · decrees · codification · enactments · bylaws · provisions · authorization · permissibility
equity
Impartial treatment or ownership value
- impartialityFreedom from prejudice
- fairnessJust and equal treatment
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
due process · judiciary · tribunal · arbitration · redress · remedy · verdict · prosecution · litigation · magistrate
integrity
Moral soundness and consistency
- virtueMoral goodness or merit
- principlesFoundational moral beliefs
- honestyTruthfulness, sincerity
conscience · rectitude · uprightness · probity · honor · decency · righteousness · trustworthiness · truthfulness · scrupulousness
constitution
Inherent physical or structural makeup
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- freedomAbsence of constraint
- equalitySame status for all
protection · entitlement · amendment · citizenship · sovereignty · autonomy · franchise · suffrage · habeas corpus · civil rights
regulation
Official rules governing conduct
- disciplineTrained self-control or specialty
- conformityAdherence to norms
- structureArrangement of interconnected parts
stability · control · system · harmony · uniformity · coordination · consistency · protocol · obedience · civility
- civic engagementcivic engagement, citizen participation, civic participation, civic responsibility, civic activism
- legitimacylegal, validity, legitimate, legality, licit
- civic virtuescivic duty, civic pride, patriotism, public spirit, responsibility
- credibilitybelievability, credibility, plausibility, authenticity, reliability
- conventionsconvention, conventions, delegates, conference, attendee
- Rightnessaccuracy, correctness, truth, validity, soundness
lawfulnessillegality
Violation of law
unlawfulness · criminality · illegitimacy · unconstitutionality · lawlessness
lawfulnesswickedness
Moral corruption or evil
sinfulness · immorality · wrongness · iniquity · iniquitousness