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
That calling is even more urgent now that Alligator Alcatraz, which is nothing more than a modern-day internment camp, is cloaked in apparent legality.
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Sister Ann Kendrick, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Around eight million borrowers already enrolled in Biden's SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) repayment plan will remain in limbo awaiting a judge's decision about the program's legality.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
In her dissent, Justice Jackson suggested the court was allowing the administration to remake the federal judiciary before the courts had had a chance to determine their legality.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2025
That agreement was the culmination of a lawsuit filed in February 2018 in San Diego federal court against the first Trump administration that initially centered on the legality of separating migrant parents and children who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Sister Ann Kendrick, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 July 2025
Around eight million borrowers already enrolled in Biden's SAVE (Saving on a Valuable Education) repayment plan will remain in limbo awaiting a judge's decision about the program's legality.
—Jordan Green, The Tennessean, 8 July 2025
In her dissent, Justice Jackson suggested the court was allowing the administration to remake the federal judiciary before the courts had had a chance to determine their legality.
—Nina Totenberg, NPR, 8 July 2025
That agreement was the culmination of a lawsuit filed in February 2018 in San Diego federal court against the first Trump administration that initially centered on the legality of separating migrant parents and children who arrived at the U.S.-Mexico border.
—Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legality
legitimacy
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Transactions tend to happen on the spot, with buyers picking up the products after checking their legitimacy.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 July 2025
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The high street Duck World's place in London's rental and retail world has been met with some questions, including over the legitimacy of the business.—
Ruxandra Iordache,
CNBC,
23 July 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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