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legality

[ lee-gal-i-tee ]

noun

plural legalities.
  1. the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.

    Synonyms: ,

  2. attachment to or observance of law.
  3. Usually legalities. a duty or obligation imposed by law.
  4. Theology. reliance on good works for salvation rather than on free grace.


legality

/ ɪˈɡæɪɪ /

noun

  1. the state or quality of being legal or lawful
  2. adherence to legal principles
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other Word Forms

  • ·····ٲ noun plural pseudolegalities
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Word History and Origins

Origin of legality1

1425–75; late Middle English legalite < Medieval Latin ŧ. See legal, -ity
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And it comes two weeks after the California Department of Education defended the legality of DEI efforts in a letter to school district superintendents.

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Before Ms Torkornoo was suspended, lawyers filed at least two lawsuits challenging the legality of the procedure being used by the president.

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He and other legislators have asked the Treasury Department’s inspector general for tax administration to investigate the deal’s legality.

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In a letter to school district superintendents Friday, the California Department of Education, or CDE, defended the legality of DEI efforts.

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Those attorneys have since retained counsel and challenged the legality of the firings through an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board, which bills itself as an independent, quasi-judicial agency in the executive branch.

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ˌ𲵲ˈپlegalize