Dictionary Entry
lawful
lawful is a 6-letter English word with 6 senses as adjective in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. Face value is 12 in Scrabble and 15 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.
6 letters · Scrabble 12 · Words With Friends 15 · 6 senses
Definitions
- 1adjective
Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent.
- 2adjective
Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands.
- 3adjective
conformable to or allowed by law
"lawful methods of dissent"
- 4adjective
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
"a legitimate government"
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- 5adjective
having a legally established claim
"the legitimate heir"
"the true and lawful king"
- 6adjective
according to custom or rule or natural law
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