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Lcchang Posted 20 years ago
Grammar

Legality vs. Lawfulness

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01font00Legality: the fact of being allowed by law00 02font02br
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01font00Lawful: allowed or recognized by law00 (* sorry I couldn't get the meaning for lawfulness but lawful.)02font02br
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00They seem pretty similar to each other, but could you please help me with the following multiple choice question? Thanks.02br
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01font00Have you checked out the 01i00_______02i00 of that contract?02font02br
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01font00a) rightfulness02font02br
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01font00b) lawfulness02font02br
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01font00c) legality02font02br
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01font00d) authority02font0-
  

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0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00They seem pretty similar to each other, but could you please help me with the following multiple choice question? 02font 02br 02br 01font 00a) rightfulness02font 02br 02br 01font 00b) lawfulness02font 02br 02br 01font 00c) legality02font 02br 02br 01font 00d) authority02font 02br 02br 00Yes, they are indeed very similar. 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-

— Clive

  • 0Hi,02br 02br 01font 00They seem pretty similar to each other, but could you please help me with the following multiple choice question?
  • 02font 02br 02br 01font 00a) rightfulness02font 02br 02br 01font 00b) lawfulness02font 02br 02br 01font 00c) legality02font 02br 02br 01font 00d) authority02font 02br 02br 00Yes, they are indeed very similar.
  • 02br 02br 00Best wishes, Clive0-
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0Hi,02br
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01font00They seem pretty similar to each other, but could you please help me with the following multiple choice question? Thanks.02font02br
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01font00Have you checked out the 01i00_______02i00 of that contract?02font02br
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0 "01i00Lawful02i00" and "01i00legal02i00" differ in that "lawful" means to conform to the substance of law, whereas "legal" means to be in conformity with the form of law. "01i00A lawful act02i00" is an act allowed by law. "01i00A legal act02i00" is any act that is technically in accordance with the form
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