Lawfully
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adverb
Quick meaning: Lawfully is an adverb meaning Conforming to the law; legally.
Meaning
Conforming to the law; legally.
Example Sentences
This grand ceremony was immediately followed by a proclamation expreſsly forbidding the Abyſſine clergy, monks, and prieſts, to perform any prieſtly functions till they were previouſly examined and approved by the patriarch ; there being ſome reaſon to doubt whether they had been lawfully examined.
He was sent to Guantánamo in 2002, and Judge Kollar-Kotelly found that from the beginning of his stay, “there is no evidence in the record that anyone directed any allegations toward al-Rabiah nor any indication that interrogators believed al-Rabiah had engaged in any conduct that made him lawfully detainable.”
Synonyms for lawfully
Depending on context, synonyms include legally, legitimately, licitly, wrongfully.
Antonyms for lawfully
Common opposites include unlawfully, illicitly, illegally, illegitimately, lawlessly.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include legally, licitly, legitimately, wrongfully, legitimacy, statutorily.
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