lawful

a. சட்ட உரிமை வாய்ந்த, சட்டத்தின் படி அமைந்த, சட்டத்துக்கு மாறல்லாத, சட்ட ஒப்புதல் பெற்ற, சட்டத்திற்கு இயை நிறுவப்பட்ட, முறைப்படி பிறந்த.

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Law"ful, a. 1. Conformable to law; allowed by law; legitimate; competent. 2. Constituted or authorized by law; rightful; as, the lawful owner of lands. Lawful age, the age when the law recognizes one's right of independent action; majority; -- generally the age of twenty-one years. Note: In some of the States, and for some purposes, a woman attains lawful age at eighteen. Abbott. Syn. -- Legal; constitutional; allowable; regular; rightful. -- Lawful, Legal. Lawful means conformable to the principle, spirit, or essence of the law, and is applicable to moral as well as juridical law. Legal means conformable to the letter or rules of the law as it is administered in the courts; conformable to juridical law. Legal is often used as antithetical to equitable, but lawful is seldom used in that sense. -- Law"ful*ly, adv. -- Law"ful*ness, n.