lawful

legal, lícito

Que la ley permite o reconoce como válido.

En inglés sencillo: Allowed or accepted by the law.

• She is the lawful owner.
• The court decided that the search was lawful.
• They must carry out their business in a lawful manner.

Cómo se usa: it is lawful to do something (It is lawful to record the meeting with everyone’s permission.)

Sinónimos: legal, legitimate

Antónimos: unlawful, illegal

Expresiones frecuentes: lawful owner, lawful authority, lawful purpose, lawful conduct