legality
noun
[ liːˈɡalɪti ]
• the quality or state of being in accordance with the law.
• "documentation testifying to the legality of the arms sale"
Similar:
lawfulness,
legitimacy,
legitimateness,
licitness,
validity,
rightness,
rightfulness,
soundness,
admissibility,
admissibleness,
permissibility,
constitutionality,
justice,
fairness,
justness,
equity,
properness,
Origin:
late Middle English: from French légalité or medieval Latin legalitas ‘relating to the law’, from Latin legalis (see legal).
