as in legitimacy
the quality or state of being legal
the senator questioned the legality of the proposed surveillance operation
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Recent Examples of legality
Thus, as Washington began testing the limits of legality at Guantánamo through immigrant detention, lawsuits proliferated.
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Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Courts previously have upheld the legality of such laws.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Those claims already stretched the limits of seriousness and legality, targeting splinter groups – at best – and other bad actors completely unassociated with Al Qaeda at worst.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Both had asked for more information on the legality of the $10 million transfer during an April board meeting.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Miriam Pensack, The Dial, 30 Sep. 2025
Courts previously have upheld the legality of such laws.
—Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 30 Sep. 2025
Those claims already stretched the limits of seriousness and legality, targeting splinter groups – at best – and other bad actors completely unassociated with Al Qaeda at worst.
—Alexander Langlois, Oc Register, 30 Sep. 2025
Both had asked for more information on the legality of the $10 million transfer during an April board meeting.
—Lawrence Mower, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legality
legitimacy
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Gerl, pointing to online speculation about the legitimacy of the text messages released by federal law enforcement, said that such doubts, even if unproven, could complicate the prosecution’s narrative.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
FOXNews.com,
2 Oct. 2025
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That timing hasn’t been lost on the festival’s critics, who say the high-profile American comics are lending legitimacy to a government that represses dissent, jails activists and restricts free speech.—
Liam Reilly,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.
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