Definition of legality
legalities
1 : attachment to or observance of law
2 : the quality or state of being legal : lawfulness
3 legalities plural : obligations imposed by law
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the senator questioned the legality of the proposed espionage operation
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Clearly demonstrating the legality of military commission trials is crucial to maintaining the legitimacy of the counterterrorism mission and protection of U. S. national security.
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A group of civil-rights organizations, including the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the think tank Demos, and the ACLU of Ohio, filed a lawsuit against Ohio Secretary of State Jon Husted challenging the supplemental process’s legality in early 2016.
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Due to court rulings over the legality of Florida's death penalty, the process was on hold for about a year.
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Texas cities and immigrant rights’ groups have challenged the legality of the law, hopeful for a legal victory like the one in Arizona, but that could take months to have any effect.
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Texas cities and immigrant rights' groups have challenged the legality of the law, hopeful for a legal victory like the one in Arizona, but that could take months to have any effect.
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Texas cities and immigrant rights' groups have challenged the legality of the law, hopeful for a legal victory like the one in Arizona, but that could take months to have any effect.
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TOKYO (AP) — A poll shows that about half of Japan’s population supports a constitutional revision that would clarify the legality of the country’s military.
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THE PRINCIPLES LEGALITYAny limitation to the right to privacy must be prescribed by law.
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15th Century
First Known Use of legality
15th century
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legality
playLegal Definition of legality
legalities
1 : attachment to or observance of law
2 : the quality or state of being legal : lawfulness
3 pl : obligations imposed by law
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