as in legitimacy
the quality or state of being legal
the senator questioned the legality of the proposed surveillance operation
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Recent Examples of legality
The Supreme Court’s decision is not the last word on the legality of the cutbacks at individual agencies themselves, which are being challenged in a lawsuit filed by a group of unions representing government workers, as well as by a handful of U.S. cities and counties.
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Mary Anne Franks, a legal scholar and professor at George Washington University, said there's no legal consensus that sharing food with homeless individuals is free speech, and that legality instead depends on the details.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
In the lawsuit filed last month, the local prosecutors challenged the legality of Paxton's move.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The bill was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law by former President Joe Biden in April 2024, but ByteDance immediately challenged the legality of the ban .
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Dan Mangan, CNBC, 8 July 2025
Mary Anne Franks, a legal scholar and professor at George Washington University, said there's no legal consensus that sharing food with homeless individuals is free speech, and that legality instead depends on the details.
—Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 8 July 2025
In the lawsuit filed last month, the local prosecutors challenged the legality of Paxton's move.
—John C. Moritz, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
The bill was passed with bipartisan support and signed into law by former President Joe Biden in April 2024, but ByteDance immediately challenged the legality of the ban .
—Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 29 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legality
legitimacy
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Yet for those who spent the past two decades pushing their disciplines toward legitimacy, the idea of arriving at the finish line together feels more than a little surreal.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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The past seemed to provide a gateway to the present, and traditional culture seemed to add legitimacy to her next musical step.—
Billboard Arabia,
Billboard,
8 July 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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