licitly
Within legal bounds
Licitly means in a lawful or permitted manner—the opposite of illicitly.
The word appears in legal, ethical, and religious contexts where the legitimacy of an action matters: drugs obtained licitly through a prescription, licitly acquired wealth.
It's formal and relatively uncommon, usually chosen when the writer wants to emphasize that proper rules were followed.
In legal compliance
- legitimatelyIn a valid way
- permissiblyIn an allowed manner
- statutorilyBy enacted law
- constitutionallyBy fundamental law or nature
validly · bindingly · compliantly · officially · juridically · decriminalized · within bounds · by the book
Regarding ethical principles
- righteouslyWith moral correctness
- properlyIn the correct manner
- justifiablyWith valid grounds
- decentlyIn proper manner
appropriately · honorably · virtuously · uprightly · conscientiously · scrupulously · acceptably · rightly
lawfully
In legal compliance
- legitimatelyIn a valid way
- permissiblyIn an allowed manner
- statutorilyBy enacted law
constitutionally · validly · bindingly · compliantly · officially · juridically · decriminalized · within bounds · by the book · above board
morally
Regarding ethical principles
- righteouslyWith moral correctness
- properlyIn the correct manner
- justifiablyWith valid grounds
decently · appropriately · honorably · virtuously · uprightly · conscientiously · scrupulously · acceptably · rightly · blamelessly
licitlyillicitly
In prohibited fashion
illegally · unlawfully · lawlessly · criminally · illicitly
licitlyillegitimately
In unauthorized manner
improperly · wrongfully · impermissibly · unwarrantedly · irregularly