lawful
要点合法の
意味
- 合法の,法定の;(法律上)正当な;法律を適用できる
例文
He is the lawful owner of the company.
彼はその会社の合法的な所有者だ。
He recognized his son as lawful heir.
彼は息子を正式の相続人と認めた。
語源
英語の原文(Wiktionary)
From Middle English laweful, equivalent to law + -ful, conflated with Middle English leful, leeful, leveful (“according to law, lawful, pertaining to law”). See also leveful.