Synonyms for legality
Definitions
- n. 1
Lawfulness.
Related words
- Is a kind of
- legitimacy order
Forms
- Plural
- legalities → legitimacies, justices…
Choose the right word
Lawfulness is an ambiguous word, meaning in its narrower sense mere legality, which may be very far from justice, but in its higher sense signifying accordance with the supreme law of right, and thus including perfect justice.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| legality | falling |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- justice2
- 10 letters
- legitimacy5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (justice2 = 2 syllables).