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
Harvard president Alan Garber expressed doubt about the legality of revoking the status.
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Khalil has separate court cases playing out in two states – the Louisiana case is focused on his deportation order and the New Jersey case is focused on his habeas petition challenging the legality of his detention.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Lindsey Reese, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
And the legality of the congressional action is in dispute.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Department of Education and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau are also undergoing massive staffing reductions as judges actively consider the legality of the Trump administration's cuts.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 2 May 2025
Khalil has separate court cases playing out in two states – the Louisiana case is focused on his deportation order and the New Jersey case is focused on his habeas petition challenging the legality of his detention.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten , Lindsey Reese, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2025
And the legality of the congressional action is in dispute.
—Lisa Friedman, New York Times, 1 May 2025
The Department of Education and the Consumer Finance Protection Bureau are also undergoing massive staffing reductions as judges actively consider the legality of the Trump administration's cuts.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 29 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legality
legitimacy
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And despite their disbelief with the results, none of them questioned the legitimacy of the drawings.—
Mat Issa,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
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Putin has repeatedly questioned the legitimacy of the Ukrainian government, especially Zelensky himself, saying his term expired last year.—
Samya Kullab,
Los Angeles Times,
13 May 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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