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legalness

legalness noun: the state of being legal, or within the law.

Noun

legalness (uncountable)

  1. The state of being legal, or within the law.
    • The legalness of the act does not change its immorality, only whether you can be arrested for it.

Antonyms of legalness

Origin of legalness

From legal + -ness. Piecewise doublet of lealness and loyalness.

Questions about legalness

What does legalness mean?
Legalness means the state of being legal, or within the law.
What part of speech is legalness?
Legalness is a noun.

Words near legalness in the dictionary

  1. legally
  2. legally binding
  3. legally blind
  4. legalman
  5. legalmen
  6. legalness
  7. legals
  8. legalspeak
  9. legaltech
  10. Legan
  11. Legana

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