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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun The character of being lawful or conformable to law; legality; rightfulness: as, the lawfulness of an action does not always prove its propriety or expedience.

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  • noun Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the quality of conforming to law

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lawful +‎ -ness

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