lawfulness

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lawfulness

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From Middle English laufulnes, lahfulnesse, equivalent to lawful + -ness.

noun lawfulnesses

countable, uncountable Property of being lawful, of obeying the law. His extreme lawfulness made him righteous, but did it make him merciful?
Opposite: legalness, lawfulness, legality, unlawfulness, lawlessness, unlaw, illegality, illegalness
countable, uncountable Property of operating in a manner organized by certain laws, such as laws of nature. The process of psychotherapy […] is a unique and dynamic experience, different for each individual, yet exhibiting a lawfulness and order which is astonishing in its generality.

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@misc{lawfulness_2026,
  title = {lawfulness},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/lawfulness},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}