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
That means that the federal appellate court’s decision stands, and that a federal district court in Colorado will again have oversight over the legality of Dawgs’ counterclaim.
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Immediately upon returning to office, in January, the president signed an executive order to reinterpret the Fourteenth Amendment to ban birthright citizenship, the legality of which is still being debated in the courts.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
On Friday, Judge Immergut heard nearly two hours of testimony over the legality of a possible National Guard deployment to the city.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
But some of the initial videos posted to the app, including one that depicts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting, have sparked debates about its utility, potential for harm and legality.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Immediately upon returning to office, in January, the president signed an executive order to reinterpret the Fourteenth Amendment to ban birthright citizenship, the legality of which is still being debated in the courts.
—Ali Breland, The Atlantic, 7 Oct. 2025
On Friday, Judge Immergut heard nearly two hours of testimony over the legality of a possible National Guard deployment to the city.
—Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
But some of the initial videos posted to the app, including one that depicts OpenAI CEO Sam Altman shoplifting, have sparked debates about its utility, potential for harm and legality.
—Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legality
legitimacy
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The bias is that the first question assumes or glosses over the legitimacy of caging, tacitly accepting the human agricultural system as the baseline.—
Jonny Thomson,
Big Think,
8 Oct. 2025
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But the Trojans are hovering at 14 percent and would give their case some legitimacy by taking down the Wolverines.—
David Ubben,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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