lawful
English
/ˈlɔːfʊl/
adj
Definitions
- (legal) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
- Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English laweful suffix from English law (low).
Origin
English
law
Gloss
low
Concept
Semantic Field
Spatial relations
Ontological Category
Other
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- BigLaw English
- Eurolaw English
- Westlaw English
- Zipf's law English
- astrolaw English
- brethren-in-law English
- cyberlaw English
- e-law English
- law English
- law enforcement English
- lawbook English
- lawbot English
- lawbreaker English
- lawbreaking English
- lawcode English
- lawfully English
- lawfulness English
- lawgiver English
- lawgiving English
- lawing English
- lawless English
- lawlike English
- lawly English
- lawmaker English
- lawmaking English
- lawman English
- lawmonger English
- lawsome English
- lawspeaker English
- lawsuit English
- lawyer English
- metalaw English
- neurolaw English
- nonlaw English
- nonlawful English
- outlaw English
- powerlaw English
- prelaw English
- pseudolaw English
- scofflaw English
- sublaw English
- unlaw English
- unlawful English
- unlawfully English
- unlawfulness English
- laufulnes Middle English
- lawe Middle English
- laweful Middle English
- lawfully Middle English
- lagh Gaelic, Scottish Gaelic
- lo Tok Pisin
- law
- unlaw
- e-law
- lawly
- sublaw
- outlaw
- lawyer
- lawing
- BigLaw
- lawman
- lawbot
- nonlaw
- prelaw
- lawless
- lawcode
- metalaw
- lawsuit
- Eurolaw
- lawbook
- lawlike
- lawsome
- Westlaw
- lawmaker
- lawgiver
- neurolaw
- cyberlaw
- astrolaw
- unlawful
- lawfully
- powerlaw
- scofflaw
- lawmonger
- nonlawful
- lawgiving
- lawmaking
- pseudolaw
- lawbreaker
- lawspeaker
- lawfulness
- unlawfully
- Zipf's law
- lawbreaking
- unlawfulness
- brethren-in-law
- law enforcement