Coffee is the second largest traded commodity in the world, next to crude oil. It’s also one of the oldest commodities, with over 2.25 billion cups of coffee consumed worldwide daily.
LAWFUL
lawful
(adjective) conformable to or allowed by law; “lawful methods of dissent”
lawful, legitimate, licit
(adjective) authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; “a legitimate government”
lawful, true(a), rightful
(adjective) having a legally established claim; “the legitimate heir”; “the true and lawful king”
lawful, rule-governed
(adjective) according to custom or rule or natural law
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Adjective
lawful (comparative more lawful, superlative most lawful)
(legal) Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society.
Synonyms: just, legal, legitimate, licit
Antonyms: nonlawful, unlawful
Operating according to some law or fundamental principle.
Noun
lawful (plural lawfuls)
(role-playing games) A character having a lawful alignment.
Anagrams
• awfull
Source: Wiktionary
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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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