legality

UK:*UK and possibly other pronunciationsUK and possibly other pronunciations/liˈgælɪti/US:USA pronunciation: IPA and respellingUSA pronunciation: IPA/liˈgælɪti/ ,USA pronunciation: respelling(lē gal′i tē)

Inflections of 'legality' (n): npl: legalities

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025
le•gal•i•ty /liˈgælɪti/USA pronunciation  n. [uncountable]
  1. the state or condition of being legal.
See -leg-.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025
le•gal•i•ty  (lē gal′i tē),USA pronunciation n., pl. -ties. 
  1. the state or quality of being in conformity with the law;
    lawfulness.
  2. attachment to or observance of law.
  3. Usually, legalities. a duty or obligation imposed by law.
  4. Religion[Theol.]reliance on good works for salvation rather than on free grace.
  • Medieval Latin lēgālitās. See legal, -ity
  • late Middle English legalite 1425–75
    • 1.See corresponding entry in Unabridged legitimacy, licitness, validity.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
legality / lɪˈɡælɪtɪ/ ( -ties)
  1. the state or quality of being legal or lawful
  2. adherence to legal principles
'legality' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
challenge - legitimacy - protest - recognize - shady - shonky

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