legality

Definitions


[lɪˈɡalɪti], (Noun)

Definitions:
- the quality or state of being in accordance with the law
(e.g: documentation testifying to the legality of the arms sale)


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Origin:
late Middle English: from French légalité or medieval Latin legalitas ‘relating to the law’, from Latin legalis (see legal)




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