/lee gal"i tee/ , n. , pl. legalities .
1. the state or quality of being in conformity with the law; lawfulness.
2. attachment to or observance of law.
3. Usually, legalities . a duty or obligation imposed by law.
4. Theol. reliance on good works for salvation rather than on free grace.
[ 1425-75; late ME legalite legalitas. See LEGAL, -ITY ]
Syn. 1. legitimacy, licitness, validity.