The quality or state of being legal or allowed by law.
From Latin 'legalis' (pertaining to law), derived from 'lex' (law). The suffix '-ity' transforms the adjective into an abstract noun.
Countries argue constantly about the legality of things like drone strikes and cryptocurrency precisely because laws haven't caught up with technology—legality is always playing catch-up with human innovation.
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