legality

noun

/lɪˈɡæləti/

(plural legalities)

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[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 Dictionary
adjective
- 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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[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。

Word Originlate Middle English: from French légalité or medieval Latin legalitas ‘relating to the law’, from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law’.

BNC: 11828 COCA: 13905

legality

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + LEGALITY | PHRASES

ADJECTIVE

➤doubtful, dubious, questionable可疑的合法性

VERB + LEGALITY

➤challenge, question質疑合法性

◇Her lawyer is challenging the legality of the court order.她的律師質疑法院命令的合法性。

➤uphold維護合法性

◇The court ruling today upheld the legality of military tribunals.今天的法院判決支持軍事法庭的合法性。

PHRASES

➤doubt about the legality of sth, doubts about the legality of sth對⋯合法性的質疑

BNC: 11828 COCA: 13905

legality

Legal and honest: legal, innocent, clean...