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LICITNESS
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The quality of strictly conforming to law
Classified under:
Nouns denoting attributes of people and objects
Hypernyms ("licitness" is a kind of...):
lawfulness (the quality of conforming to law)
Antonym:
illicitness (the quality of not conforming strictly to law)
Derivation:
licit (authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law)