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
Risks and legalities LSD is classified as a Schedule I drug, which means it’s considered to have high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use, according to the Drug Enforcement Agency.
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Democrats and other critics of the administration, meanwhile, are questioning the legality of the boat strike.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Watch parties of dubious legality for this weekend’s finale are popping up at bars around America, but think how much revenue could be captured if someone was able to charge us to watch this.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Four justices — the three liberals plus Chief Justice John Roberts — concluded that federal district courts could decide on the legality of grant terminations and reinstate the funding if the cuts were unlawful.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Democrats and other critics of the administration, meanwhile, are questioning the legality of the boat strike.
—Ellen Mitchell, The Hill, 8 Sep. 2025
Watch parties of dubious legality for this weekend’s finale are popping up at bars around America, but think how much revenue could be captured if someone was able to charge us to watch this.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Sep. 2025
Four justices — the three liberals plus Chief Justice John Roberts — concluded that federal district courts could decide on the legality of grant terminations and reinstate the funding if the cuts were unlawful.
—Noah Feldman, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legality
legitimacy
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Approval would let Ripple operate as a federally regulated trust bank—a substantial legitimacy boost.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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If the meeting proceeds, any recommendations made should be rejected as lacking legitimacy given the seriousness of the allegations and the current turmoil in CDC leadership.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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