- it is lawful
- A permissive term in a statute, especially where the act involved does not affect third persons, and is not clearly beneficial to them, or to the public generally. 50 Am J Stat § 28.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
it is lawful
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