"lawful" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 合法的
• 法律允許的

Definition

指法律允許的，或與法律規定一致的事物。常用於法律或正式的語境。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

比“legal”更正式，常見於法律、官方或宗教文件。日常說話一般用“legal”。常見搭配如“lawful purpose”、“lawful owner”、“lawful authority”。和“legitimate”不同，後者強調道德而不一定合法。

Examples

Only lawful activities are permitted in this building.

本建築只允許**合法的**活動。

He is the lawful owner of the property.

他是該財產的**合法**所有人。

Marriage must be lawful in order to be recognized.

婚姻必須**合法**才能被承認。

He acted in a lawful manner throughout the entire process.

整個過程中他都以**合法**的方式行事。

Not all contracts are lawful; some may be invalid or illegal.

並非所有合約都是**合法**的，有些可能無效或違法。

The police must have lawful authority to search your home.

警方必須擁有**合法**授權才能搜查你的住所。