lawful

légal, licite

Que la loi autorise ou reconnaît comme valable.

En anglais simple : 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.

Comment l'utiliser : it is lawful to do something (It is lawful to record the meeting with everyone’s permission.)

Synonymes : legal, legitimate

Contraires : unlawful, illegal

Expressions courantes : lawful owner, lawful authority, lawful purpose, lawful conduct