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legality

noun
🔊/lɪˈɡæləti/
🔊/lɪˈɡæləti/
(plural legalities)
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  1. [uncountable] the fact of being legal合法（性）
    • They intended to challenge the legality of his claim in the courts.他们打算在法庭上对他索赔的合法性提出质疑。🔊🔊
    • The arrangement is of doubtful legality.这项约定是否合法值得怀疑。🔊🔊
    • The court ruling today upheld the legality of military tribunals.今天的法院判决支持军事法庭的合法性。
    • The government does not recognize the legality of this court.政府不承认这个法庭的合法性。
    Topics Law and justicec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • doubtful
    • dubious
    • questionable
    • …
    verb + legality
    • challenge
    • question
    • uphold
    • …
    phrases
    • doubt about the legality of something
    • doubts about the legality of something
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  2. [countable, usually plural] the legal aspect of an action or a situation（某行为或情况的）法律方面
    • You need a lawyer to explain all the legalities of the contracts.你需要律师来解释这些合同在法律上的各项细节。🔊🔊
    3. compare illegality
    Word Originlate Middle English: from French légalité or medieval Latin legalitas ‘relating to the law’, from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law’.