Definition of lawfully Lawfully
/lɔˈfʌli/ - [lofulee] - law•ful•ly
We found 4 definitions of lawfully from 3 different sources.
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What does lawfully mean?
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| lawfully - in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!" | ||
| legitimately, licitly | ||
| illegitimately, illicitly of biological parents not married to each other; "this child was born illegitimately" | ||
| licit, lawful, legitimate sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love" | ||
| illegally, lawlessly, illicitly in an illegal manner; "they dumped the waste illegally" | ||
| lawful conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent" | ||
| lawfully - by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" | ||
| legally, de jure | ||
| unlawfully not conforming to the law; "they were unlawfully married" | ||
| licit, lawful, legitimate sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality; "a wife's licit love" | ||
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