Antonyms for lawfully

Grammar : Adv

Spell : law-fuhl

Phonetic Transcription : ˈlɔ fəl

Definition of lawfully

Origin : c.1300, laghful; cf. Old Norse logfullr (see law). Related: Lawfully; lawfulness.

As in justly : adv fairly
As in right : adv fairly, justly
As in legally : adv in accordance with the law
As in rightly : adv uprightly

Example sentences :

Can you say that it was lawfully born according to your Christian marriage?
Extract from : « The Woman Thou Gavest Me » by Hall Caine

In this all that can lawfully be inflicted upon the convict is involved.
Extract from : « The Prison Chaplaincy, And Its Experiences » by Hosea Quinby

I have just as much regard for one lawfully divorced as I have for one lawfully married.
Extract from : « The Wedding Ring » by T. De Witt Talmage

But I never have had any contact with any man but my lawfully wedded husband.
Extract from : « Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls » by Various

Well, you must have got it from your lawfully wedded husband then.
Extract from : « Fighting the Traffic in Young Girls » by Various

What is beyond their own power, the vulgar cannot comprehend to be lawfully in the power of others.
Extract from : « Zanoni » by Edward Bulwer Lytton

This meant, in effect, that none could be lawfully taken away.
Extract from : « The Journal of Negro History, Volume 5, 1920 » by Various

But she is lawfully put forth; and Queen Jane as lawfully proclaimed.
Extract from : « Robin Tremayne » by Emily Sarah Holt

He has no right to treat him as he may lawfully treat his ox, or a tree.
Extract from : « Cotton is King and The Pro-Slavery Arguments » by Various

"I want only what is lawfully my own," Jack answered, firmly.
Extract from : « The Young Surveyor; » by J. T. Trowbridge

Synonyms for lawfully

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