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Definition of: lawful
(lô′fəl) adjective
1. Permitted or not forbidden by law; legitimate: lawful acts.
2. Constituted by law; enforceable at law: lawful claims.
3. Valid, or regarded as valid: said of a marriage; also, born of such a marriage: said of offspring.
4. Having full legal rights. See synonyms under JUST, RIGHT.
—law′ful·ly adverb
—law′ful·ness noun
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