lawfulness

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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  • And despite their disbelief with the results, none of them questioned the legitimacy of the drawings.
    Mat Issa, Forbes.com, 13 May 2025
  • Putin has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government, especially Zelensky himself, saying his term expired last year.
    Samya Kullab, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2025
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“Lawfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawfulness. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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