legality
noun
le·gal·i·ty
li-ˈga-lə-tē 
plural legalities
1
: attachment to or observance of law
2
: the quality or state of being legal : lawfulness
3
legalities plural
: obligations imposed by law
Examples of legality in a Sentence
the senator questioned the legality of the proposed surveillance operation
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But also common are discussions on the ever-changing legality of Kei trucks by state.
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Erika Tulfo, CNN, 14 July 2024
Axios requested an interview with Layton Republican state Sen. Jerry Stevenson, who has sponsored multiple bills related to alcohol policy, about the legality of straw testing.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 11 July 2024
The complaints challenge the legality of minority grants and fellowships at Indiana University at Columbus, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, Kansas State University and Western Kentucky University, among others.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Complaints about the legality of the program reached the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, an independent monitoring body.
—Cathleen O’Grady, science.org, 3 July 2024
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Erika Tulfo, CNN, 14 July 2024
Axios requested an interview with Layton Republican state Sen. Jerry Stevenson, who has sponsored multiple bills related to alcohol policy, about the legality of straw testing.
—Erin Alberty, Axios, 11 July 2024
The complaints challenge the legality of minority grants and fellowships at Indiana University at Columbus, Minnesota State University at Moorhead, Kansas State University and Western Kentucky University, among others.
—Danielle Douglas-Gabriel, Washington Post, 9 July 2024
Complaints about the legality of the program reached the Netherlands Institute for Human Rights, an independent monitoring body.
—Cathleen O’Grady, science.org, 3 July 2024
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legality
noun
le·gal·i·ty
li-ˈgal-ət-ē
plural legalities
1
: the quality or state of being legal : lawfulness
2
: something that is required by law
Legal Definition
legality
noun
le·gal·i·ty
li-ˈga-lə-tē
plural legalities
1
: attachment to or observance of law
2
: the quality or state of being legal : lawfulness
3
plural
: obligations imposed by law
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