Noun
The state or quality of being legal; conformity to law.
A conformity to, and resting upon, the letter of the law.
Source: Webster's dictionaryABC News’ Devin Dwyer reports on arguments before the Supreme Court this week on the legality of the Affordable Care Act, and speaks to Americans who may be impacted if the law is dismantled. Source: Internet
After being found guilty and fined $10, plus $4 in court costs, Parks appealed her conviction and formally challenged the legality of racial segregation. Source: Internet
Although socialist legality remained in force after 1960, the dictatorial and utopian trends continued to influence the legal process. Source: Internet
Allende's program included advancement of workers' interests, citation replacing the judicial system with "socialist legality", citation nationalization of banks and forcing others to bankruptcy, and strengthening "popular militias" known as MIR. Source: Internet
A lawsuit by local automobile franchise mogul and former Philadelphia Eagles owner Norman Braman contested the legality of the deal with Miami-Dade County and the City of Miami. Source: Internet
A preference actually is invoked by affirmative action to remedy decades of de facto discrimination, but that discrimination cannot be weighed against the preference in judging its legality under current law. Source: Internet