licit

adj.
Permitted by law; legal.

[Middle English, from Old French licite, from Latin licitus, past participle of licēre, to be permitted.]

licitly lic'it·ly adv.
licitness lic'it·ness n.

adjective

Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law: innocent, lawful, legal, legitimate. Slang legit. See law.

adj

Definition: permitted
Antonyms: forbidden, illicit

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The adjective has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality
  Antonym: illicit (meaning #1)

Meaning #2: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
  Synonyms: lawful, legitimate

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lovlig, i overensstemmelse med loven

Nederlands (Dutch)
legaal, wettig, geoorloofd

Français (French)
adj. - licite

Deutsch (German)
adj. - legal

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - θεμιτός, νόμιμος, σύννομος

Italiano (Italian)
legale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - lícito

Русский (Russian)
разрешенный законом

Español (Spanish)
adj. - lícito

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - lovlig, tillåten, laglig

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
合法的, 正当的

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 合法的, 正當的

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 합법의 , 정당한, 허가 받은

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 合法の, 正当な

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) مشروع, مباح, جائز شرعا‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חוקי, מותר, כשר‬

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