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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  • This government has neither the power, will, nor legitimacy required to run the country or manage crises.
    Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 18 June 2025
  • Corporations’ money bought social legitimacy on all sides at a fraction of the cost of most feel-good advertising campaigns.
    Pamela N. Danziger, Forbes.com, 17 June 2025
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“Lawfulness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawfulness. Accessed 2 Jul. 2025.

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