legality
Permitted by law
Legality is the state of being lawful or permitted by law: The legality of the contract was never in question.
In the plural, legalities are the formal requirements or technicalities of law: We handled the legalities of the merger.
The word often appears when something's lawfulness is uncertain or contested: questions about the legality of surveillance programs.
Adhering to requirements
- validityQuality of being sound
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
- enforceabilityCapacity for legal compulsion
admissibility · codification · binding force · lawful authority · decriminalization
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
- litigationLegal dispute process
courtroom · fair trial · judicial review · access to justice · equal protection · habeas corpus · rule of law · judicial process
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
dominion · supremacy · governmental authority · judicial authority · legislative power · executive power · constitutional authority · state power
Enacted written rule
- enactmentPassing into law
- ordinanceOfficial government regulation
- codeSymbolic communication system
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
amendment · act · bill · decree · provision · statutory law · legislative act · lawmaking
Formal permission granted
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- permissionGranted right to act
- sanctionApproval or punitive measure
Right and wrong principles
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
- scruplesMoral reservations about acting
duty · honor · probity · moral law · professional ethics · ethical conduct · moral obligation · right and wrong
compliance
Adhering to requirements
- validityQuality of being sound
- constitutionalityAccordance with founding charter
- legitimacyLawful or rightful status
enforceability · admissibility · codification · binding force · lawful authority · decriminalization
due process
Guaranteed judicial fairness
- adjudicationFormal decision on disputes
- tribunalJudicial decision-making body
- judiciaryLaw-interpreting government branch
litigation · courtroom · fair trial · judicial review · access to justice · equal protection · habeas corpus · rule of law · judicial process · court ruling
jurisdiction
Legal authority's scope
- sovereigntySupreme independent authority
- governanceHow authority is exercised
- enforcementCompelling compliance with rules
mandate · dominion · supremacy · governmental authority · judicial authority · legislative power · executive power · constitutional authority · state power · rule of law
statute
Enacted written rule
regulation · amendment · act · bill · decree · provision · statutory law · legislative act · lawmaking · penal code
authorization
Formal permission granted
- consentVoluntary agreement given
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- permissionGranted right to act
morality
Right and wrong principles
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- conscienceInternal moral sense
- righteousnessMoral correctness or virtue
scruples · duty · honor · probity · moral law · professional ethics · ethical conduct · moral obligation · right and wrong · ethical standards
- contractsbinding contracts, contract length, lease, clause, contract terms
- legitimacyvalidity, legitimate, lawfulness, lawful, licit
- valuesvalue, honesty, worth, fairness, morals
- credibilitybelievability, credibility, plausibility, authenticity, reliability
- buying factorsprice, cost, value, quality, brand
- legal termstrial, appeal, lawsuit, law, verdict
legalityillegality
Violation of law
unlawfulness · criminality · illegitimacy · lawlessness · unconstitutionality
legalitymorality
Right and wrong principles
immorality · ethics · wrongness · wickedness · sinfulness
- marijuana legalizationPermitting recreational weed use
- cannabis legalizationRemoving criminal penalties for marijuana
- drug legalizationPermitting controlled substances officially
legalize, legalized, legalization, illegality, legalizing, legalizes, legalities, illegalities