適てき法ほう性せい

noun

legality; lawfulness; legitimacy

Refers to the quality of being in accordance with the law; used in legal, administrative, and formal contexts.

• その契けい約やくの適てき法ほう性せいが裁さい判ばんで争あらそわれた。

  The legality of the contract was disputed in court.

• 新あたらしい規き則そくの適てき法ほう性せいについて弁べん護ご士しに相そう談だんした。

  I consulted a lawyer about the lawfulness of the new regulation.