as in legitimacy
the quality or state of being legal
the lawyers had to work for weeks to determine the lawfulness of the proposed contract
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legitimacy
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Yet for those who spent the past two decades pushing their disciplines toward legitimacy, the idea of arriving at the finish line together feels more than a little surreal.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025 -
The past seemed to provide a gateway to the present, and traditional culture seemed to add legitimacy to her next musical step.—
Billboard Arabia,
Billboard,
8 July 2025
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“Lawfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawfulness. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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