English → Latin
“lawful” in Latin
lēgitimuslawful, legal, legitimate; legal (of or pertaining to the law); legitimate (born of married parents)iūstusjust, righteous; lawful, legal; justified, merited, well-deserved, due
Riddle & Arnold A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon, 1864
lawful
legitimus (general term): legibus constitutus (fixed by law): justus (in conformity to or allowed by law): a lawful punishment, poena legitima or legibus constituta: a lawful debt, debitum justum (which one is bound by law to pay): a lawful marriage, nuptiae legitimae or justae: children of a lawful marriage, liberi legitimi, or justa uxore nati, or matre familias orti (opposed to this, pellice orti): a lawful government, imperium legitimum: in a lawful manner, lege (e.g., agere): to act in a lawful manner, legibus parere, leges sequi (PROP.); officii praecepta moribus ac vita exprimere (morally speaking, to obey the laws of duty).
Quick answer
- What is the Latin word for lawful?
- The usual Latin words for “lawful” are lēgitimus, iūstus. The right choice depends on the sense; see the distinctions below.
Entry from J. E. Riddle & T. K. Arnold, A Copious and Critical English–Latin Lexicon (rev. C. Anthon, New York: Harper, 1864), digitised by Fergus J. P. Walsh, CC BY-SA 4.0; Latin markup adapted by latindictionary.co.