Crossword clues for legality
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Legality \Le*gal"i*ty\ (l[-e]*g[a^]l"[i^]*t[y^]), n. [Cf. LL. legalitas, F. l['e]galit['e]. Cf. Loyalty.]
The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law.
(Theol.) A conformity to, and resting upon, the letter of the law.
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
mid-15c., from Middle French légalité, from Medieval Latin legalitatem (nominative legalitas), from Latin legalis "pertaining to the law" (see legal).
Wiktionary
n. lawfulness.
WordNet
n. lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute [ant: illegality]
Wikipedia
Legality can be defined as an act, agreement, or contract that is consistent with the law or state of being lawful or unlawful in a given jurisdiction.
According to merriam-webster dictionary definition of Legality is 1 : attachment to or observance of law. 2 : the quality or state of being legal Businessdictionary.com and thelawdictionary.org definition explains concept of attachment to law as Implied warranty that an act, agreement, or contract strictly adheres to the statutes of a particular jurisdiction. For example, in insurance contracts it is assumed that all risks covered under the policy are legal ventures. The second definition cited by Businessdictionary.com '' Legal principle that an accused may not be prosecuted for an act that is not declared a crime in that jurisdiction.'' is actually about Principle of legality which is part of over all concept of legality.
Legality may refer to:
- Principle of legality
- Legality of anabolic steroids
- Legality of recording by civilians
- Legality of the Vietnam War
- Legality of cannabis by country
- Legality of drugs
- Legal drugs
- Drug regulation
- Drug legalization
Usage examples of "legality".
I have done my duty in outlining the legalities of the situation to you, and in informing you what you can do under a Senatus Consultum Ultimum.
Her involvement with Jebel Haven was definitely skirting the edges of legality for the two of them to be together the way they were.
No matter the question of the legality of the traffic stop, the investigation of Raynard Waits had moved rapidly.
He would trade his cargo, pick up a passenger, whose legality had been sworn to by the Zede II businessmen, and take that passenger back.
I question the legality of anything beyond what has already been donea pronouncement by the College of Pontifices that Publius Clodius did commit sacrilege.
The legality of these decrees was, however, supported by the principles of the Imperial constitution.
One day I used itin a story about the legalities of amoeboid pornography.
Though a Superior Court judge found that Gonzalez and Fennel had acted on good faith and upheld the legality of the search, Waits was appealing that decision to the District Court of Appeal.
No matter the question of the legality of the traffic stop, the investigation of Raynard Waits had moved rapidly.
DBA and FDA immediately announced plans to reassess the legality of Health IncaTea, and wholesalers yanked crateloads out of circulation.
I remind you that we are about to hold our first free elections in some years, and that it is imperative we hold them on time and with due legality.
In fact, in order to maintain the legality of their privileges, the students often committed crimes.
The lawyers went back and forth then--about legalities, about confidentiality, about constitutional guarantees and juvenile rights.
The Wizard Admonishes His Rescuers With Subtle and Intricate Lessons on Ethics and Legality.
Changes were ballyhooed as measures to improve the legality of police forces, to make them more responsive to the citizenry.