Synonyms for lawfully
law·ful·ly

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1. legitimately, lawfully, licitlyadverb

   in a manner acceptable to common custom

   "you cannot do this legitimately!"

   Synonyms:
   licitly, legally, legitimately, de jure

   Antonyms:
   lawlessly, unlawfully, illicitly, illegally

2. legally, lawfully, de jureadverb

   by law; conforming to the law

   "we are lawfully wedded now"

   Synonyms:
   licitly, legally, legitimately, de jure

   Antonyms:
   lawlessly, unlawfully, illicitly, illegally

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1. List of paraphrases for "lawfully":

   legally, legitimately, licit, rightfully

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1. Wolfgang Krach:

   We don't know if this source got access lawfully or unlawfully, we just don't know, the decisive question is first of all: is the information that came to us from the source credible? That is the most important point. And the second point is: is it relevant so that we publish?

2. Sheriff Rick Staly:

   I applaud the way the motorcyclist handled the situation, after his life was clearly threatened, he lawfully defended himself and then de-escalated the situation.The offender is lucky he was not shot.

3. Bob Rubin:

   The evidence shows overwhelmingly that Travis McMichael honestly and lawfully attempted to detain Ahmaud Arbery according to the law and shot and killed Travis McMichael in self-defense.

4. Richard Burr:

   Given your experience as a member of House Intelligence Committee, we expect you to lead the intelligence community with integrity, serve as a forceful advocate for the professionals in the intelligence community and ensure that the intel enterprise operates lawfully ethically and morally.

5. Xavier Becerra:

   We're going to try to halt The President from violating The Constitution, the separation of powers, from stealing money from Americans and states that has been allocated by Congress, lawfully.