Synonyms for
Lawful
Definition
adjective: allowed or agreed by law; legal
Synonyms & similar words
Synonyms by register
Formal
Informal
Literary
Antonyms
Common collocations
- lawful entry
- lawful act
- lawful process
- lawful means
- lawful order
- lawful conduct
- lawful wife
Word family
noun lawfulness
adverb lawfully
Usage note
Lawful is often used in legal contexts to describe actions or things that are in accordance with the law. It is more formal than 'legal' and emphasizes adherence to established rules and statutes.
Example sentences
- It is lawful to cross the street at the crosswalk.
- The police officer made sure that the arrest was lawful.
- The contract was lawful and binding.
- The company's actions were lawful according to the regulations.
- The judge ruled that the evidence was not obtained in a lawful manner.
Quotes
I do not believe that any man fears to be dead, but only the stroke of death. And when call but conceive it always in some unlawful act or word at least, as if there were no other way of departing from life than by some vicious action.
The law is reason, free from passion.
The law is not so much carved in stone as it is written in water, flowing in and out with the tide.