Definition of LAWFUL

lawful

Plural: lawfuls

Adjective

  • Permitted by law; legitimate or acceptable.
  • conformable to or allowed by law
    • "lawful methods of dissent"

Adjective Satellite

  • according to custom or rule or natural law
  • having a legally established claim
    • "the true and lawful king"
  • authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

Adj

  • Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
  • Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.
  • Of a character: having an alignment which makes them tend to follow the laws and conventions of society.

Noun

  • A character having a lawful alignment.

Examples

  • Lawful money is always a land asset and can only be issued by an actual land jurisdiction government — not a corporation.
  • Only LAWFUL words are permitted in Words With Friends, no matter how clever.

Origin / Etymology

From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”). See also leveful.

Synonyms

legitimate, licit, rightful, rule-governed, true, just, legal

Scrabble Score: 12

lawful: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Word
lawful: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
lawful: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

lawful: valid Words With Friends Word