Synonyms for lawful
ˈlɔ fəllaw·ful

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1. lawfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   just, legitimate, permissible, licit

   Antonyms:
   unlawful

2. lawfuladjective

   Conforming to, permitted by, or recognised by law or rules.

   Synonyms:
   just, legitimate, permissible, licit

   Antonyms:
   unlawful

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1. lawful

   Synonyms:
   innocent, just, legal, meritorious, moral, right, virtuous

   Antonyms:
   abominable, criminal, culpable, felonious, flagitious, guilty, illegal, immoral, iniquitous, nefarious, sinful, unlawful, vicious, vile, wicked, wrong

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1. lawful

   Synonyms:
   legal, permissible, orderly, right, allowable, fair, constitutional, rightful, legitimate

   Antonyms:
   illegal, impermissible, unlawful, wrong, lawless, unfair

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1. lawfuladjective

   conformable to or allowed by law

   "lawful methods of dissent"

   Synonyms:
   rule-governed, licit, rightful(a), true(a), legitimate

   Antonyms:
   outlaw(a), lawless, illegitimate, wrongful, illegal, irregular, wide-open, unlawful

2. lawful, rule-governedadjective

   according to custom or rule or natural law

   Synonyms:
   rule-governed, licit, rightful(a), true(a), legitimate

   Antonyms:
   illegitimate, lawless, illegal, wide-open, outlaw(a), wrongful, unlawful, irregular

3. true(a), lawful, rightful(a)adjective

   having a legally established claim

   "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

   Antonyms:
   wide-open, irregular, unlawful, illegitimate, lawless, outlaw(a), wrongful, illegal

4. lawful, legitimate, licitadjective

   authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

   "a legitimate government"

   Synonyms:
   rule-governed, licit, logical, rightful(a), true(a), legitimate

   Antonyms:
   unlawful, lawless, wide-open, illegitimate, illegal, irregular, outlaw(a), wrongful

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1. lawfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   legal, legalized, legitimate, constitutional

2. lawfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   allowable, permissible

3. lawfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   rightful, just, proper

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1. lawfuladjective

   Synonyms:
   legal, legitimate, licit, legalized

   Antonyms:
   unlawful

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1. List of paraphrases for "lawful":

   licit, legitimate, legal, rightful, statutory, legally

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1. Loretta Lynch:

   Do not be discouraged by those who use your lawful actions as cover for their heinous violence, we will continue to safeguard your constitutional rights and to work with you in the difficult mission of building a better nation and a brighter future.

2. Troy Kelley:

   I can assure you over the years all my actions have been lawful and appropriate, we knew about the subpoena, but if you've seen the subpoena, there's not much in there to indicate what the investigation is about.

3. Jeff Sessions:

   I think our President, having seen some of these really weird interpretations of the executive orders that he's put out, I think he's more understanding now that we need judges who follow the law, not make law, the judges don't get to psychoanalyze the President to see if the order he issues is lawful. It's either lawful or it's not. I think that it will be real important for America to have judges in the model of Judge (Neil) Gorsuch and (the late Supreme Court Justice Antonin) Scalia, people who serve under the law, under the Constitution, not above it, and they are faithful to the law. They honor it and don't try to remake it as they'd like it to be.

4. Norman Olson:

   We will defer to the lawful historic authority which is the county sheriff. He indeed is the commander of the local militia and when a situation erupts in which we would be deputized.

5. Lars Dalseide:

   The proposed rule would do nothing to address violent crime, while further burdening law-abiding gun owners and the lawful firearm industry with overbroad regulations, the ATF Director would be given an incredible amount of power under the proposed rule. With President Biden's nomination of gun control lobbyist and gun ban proponent David Chipman to head the ATF, this rule could give agun control extremist the ability to destroy the American firearms industry.