legality
noun/lɪˈɡæləti/
/lɪˈɡæləti/
(plural legalities)
- [uncountable] the fact of being legal
- They intended to challenge the legality of his claim in the courts.
- The arrangement is of doubtful legality.
- The court ruling today upheld the legality of military tribunals.
- The government does not recognize the legality of this court.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- doubtful
- dubious
- questionable
- …
- challenge
- question
- uphold
- …
- doubt about the legality of something
- doubts about the legality of something
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- [countable, usually plural] the legal aspect of an action or a situation
- You need a lawyer to explain all the legalities of the contracts.
compare illegality
Word Originlate Middle English: from French légalité or medieval Latin legalitas ‘relating to the law’, from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law’.
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