2020-10-29
ศัพท์ น่าสับสน ชุด L - legal & lawful
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Dictionary.com
ออกเสียง legal = ‘LEE-guhl’
ออกเสียง lawful = ‘LAW-fuhl’
ออกเสียง legitimate = Adj.& noun = ‘li-JIT-uh-mit’ Verb = ‘li-JIT-uh-meyt’
Collins COBUILD English Usage
Legal – lawful - legitimate
1. 'legal' and 'lawful'
Legal and lawful both mean 'allowed by law'. Lawful is a formal word.
A breath test showed he had drunk more than twice the legal limit for driving.
Capital punishment is legal in many countries.
Hunting is a lawful activity.
All his activities had been perfectly lawful.
2. 'legitimate'
Legitimate means 'correct or acceptable according to a law or rule'.
...a legitimate business transaction.
Legitimate can also mean 'justifiable under the circumstances'.
Religious leaders have a legitimate reason to be concerned.
If someone is legitimate, their parents were married at the time they were born.
...evidence that he was his father's legitimate son.
3. another meaning of 'legal'
Legal also means 'relating to the law'. You cannot use lawful or legitimate with this meaning.
...the British legal system.
...legal language.
4. 'law' in front of nouns
You use law, not 'legal', in front of a noun when you are talking about someone or something connected with the study of law.
...a law student.
He had only just received his law degree.
Law also appears in the names of some places and institutions connected with the law.
...the Law Courts.
...the Law Society.
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for legal
Adjective
LAWFUL, LEGAL, LEGITIMATE, LICIT
mean being in accordance with law.
LAWFUL may apply to conformity with law of any sort
(such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign
LEGAL applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state
LEGITIMATE may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes
LICIT applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for lawful
LAWFUL, LEGAL, LEGITIMATE, LICIT
mean being in accordance with law.
LAWFUL may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign
LEGAL applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state
LEGITIMATE may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes
LICIT applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors
Merriam-Webster Dictionary
Choose the Right Synonym for legitimate
Adjective
LAWFUL, LEGAL, LEGITIMATE, LICIT
mean being in accordance with law.
LAWFUL may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon). the lawful sovereign
LEGAL applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts. legal residents of the state
LEGITIMATE may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards. a perfectly legitimate question about taxes
LICIT applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law. the licit use of drugs by doctors
Dictionary of Problem Words and Expression
legal & lawful
The basic meanings of legal and lawful,
as well as the distinction in meaning between them, are explained in the entry ILLEGAL.
Legal means “according to human law,”
But lawful has further meaning of “conforming to moral principle”
and “in line with religious or ethical doctrine.”
Thus, one refers to “legal rights” or “legalmarriage”
and “lawful living” than “legal living.”
