as in legitimacy
the quality or state of being legal
the senator questioned the legality of the proposed surveillance operation
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As soon as Wednesday, the Supreme Court is expected to uphold the legality of the ban.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Note that travel, international markets, legalities or a core partnership may also be instrumental to you now.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
On a separate note, some of you may find that a partner is particularly helpful to you now, especially if you’re involved in legalities, travel or international markets.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
But the judge’s response in Fubo’s lawsuit questioned the legality of cable bundling in general, prompting Disney to strike the deal with Fubo, through which Disney would take 70% control of the resulting company.
—Alex Sherman,sara Salinas, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
Note that travel, international markets, legalities or a core partnership may also be instrumental to you now.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
On a separate note, some of you may find that a partner is particularly helpful to you now, especially if you’re involved in legalities, travel or international markets.
—Kyle Thomas, People.com, 12 Jan. 2025
But the judge’s response in Fubo’s lawsuit questioned the legality of cable bundling in general, prompting Disney to strike the deal with Fubo, through which Disney would take 70% control of the resulting company.
—Alex Sherman,sara Salinas, CNBC, 10 Jan. 2025
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“Legality.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legality. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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