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lawfulness en · NOUN

Pronunciation

Etymology

From Middle English laufulnes, lahfulnesse, equivalent to lawful + -ness.

Meanings

  1. (countable, uncountable) Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
    • His extreme lawfulness made him righteous, but did it make him merciful?
  2. (countable, uncountable) Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws, such as laws of nature.
    • The process of psychotherapy […] is a unique and dynamic experience, different for each individual, yet exhibiting a lawfulness and order which is astonishing in its generality. 1961, Carl R. Rogers, On Becoming a Person: A Therapist's View of Psychotherapy:

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Antonyms

lawlessness · legalness · illegality · lawlessness · unlaw · legality · unlawfulness · unlawfulness · lawfulness · unlaw · illegalness · legalness

Relateds

lawgiver · rule of law