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 19 May. 2025.
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