lawful
Word family
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++law·ful /ˈlɔːfəl $ ˈlɒː-/ ●○○ adjective formal or law LEGALallowed or recognized by law 法律许可的，法律承认的 SYN legal It is not lawful to kill or injure a pet animal. 杀死或伤害宠物是犯法的。 a lawful arrest 依法逮捕 his lawful wife 他的合法妻子 —lawfully adverb —lawfulness noun [uncountable]Examples from the Corpus
lawful• The police may not interfere in lawful demonstrations.• a lawful marriage• The FBI will use all reasonable and lawful means to gather intelligence information.• Protesters must only use lawful methods of opposing the government.• It is lawful to employ someone under the age of sixteen if their parents agree.• 'Do you take this woman to be your lawful wedded wife?' intoned the priest. 'I do, ' murmured Carlos.It is ... lawful• If the object is to increase the effective strength of a trade union, it is lawful.• In my judgment it is lawful.• We can not commit an act of war unless it is lawful.From Longman Business Dictionarylawfullaw‧ful /ˈlɔːfəlˈlɒː-/ adjectiveLAW allowed by lawSYN LEGALThe owner has the right to use the property for any lawful purpose. —lawfully adverba product that has been lawfully produced in a member state of the European Union —lawfulness noun [uncountable]Morrison is challenging the lawfulness of the tax demand.law·ful adjectiveChineseSyllable
by or recognized Corpus Business law allowed
lawful
law‧ful /ˈlɔːfəl $ ˈlɒː-/
adjective formal or law
SYN legal:
It is not lawful to kill or injure a pet animal.
a lawful arrest
his lawful wife
—lawfully adverb
—lawfulness noun [uncountable]
law‧ful /ˈlɔːfəl $ ˈlɒː-/
adjective formal or law Word Family: noun: law, lawyer, outlaw, lawfulness, lawlessness; verb: outlaw; adverb: lawfully ≠ unlawfully; adjective: lawful ≠ unlawful
allowed or recognized by law SYN legal:
—lawfully adverb
—lawfulness noun [uncountable]