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
President Donald Trump deployed 800 National Guard troops to the streets of Washington, DC, a rare flex of his presidential authority over the military while a court mulls the legality of his prior order sending troops to Los Angeles.
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration’s deployment of the U.S. military at the border has reportedly further reduced the number of encounters to the lowest level in decades, but questions regarding the legality of the deployment remain unanswered.
—Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
This move, called impoundment, would be controversial, and its legality would likely have to be adjudicated in the courts.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
How then can his office exempt him from this particular mode of deciding on the legality of his conduct, if the case be such a case as would, were any other individual the party complained of, authorize the process?
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025
The Trump administration’s deployment of the U.S. military at the border has reportedly further reduced the number of encounters to the lowest level in decades, but questions regarding the legality of the deployment remain unanswered.
—Mark Schlakman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2025
This move, called impoundment, would be controversial, and its legality would likely have to be adjudicated in the courts.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
How then can his office exempt him from this particular mode of deciding on the legality of his conduct, if the case be such a case as would, were any other individual the party complained of, authorize the process?
—Liz Tracey, JSTOR Daily, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legality
legitimacy
Noun
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These are the moments that test legitimacy and define our legacy.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
5 Aug. 2025
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Still, there had been a noticeable wobble in his legitimacy.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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