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Definitionn. the quality of conforming to law
Last update: June 10, 2015
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The lawfulness of Church Establishments with due qualifications is perhaps generally recognized in theory, but there is a growing tendency to regard connexion with the state as inexpedient, if not actually contrary to sound Presbyterian principle. [Please select]
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Selden, applied for a writ of habeas corpus, demanding immediate release and challenging the lawfulness of her arrest. [Please select]
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John and Whitelock, to confer with the Lord-General and satisfy him of the lawfulness of the undertaking. [Please select]
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Wolsey, however, recommended the king to consult the divines; for Henry pretended that, after nearly twenty years of married life, he had conscientious scruples about the lawfulness of his marriage. [Please select]
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He established a certain tradition of lawfulness and honesty in the bureaucracy, and he restrained the more monstrous corruptions and tyrannies by giving the provincial citizen the right to appeal to Cæsar. [Please select]
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