CRIMINAL OFFENSE Antonyms

• endowed with authority

• free of guilt; not subject to blame

• of or relating to the philosophical study of ethics

• conforming to accepted standards of social or professional behavior

• adhering to ethical and moral principles

• not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth

• without dissimulation; frank

• worthy of being depended on

• without pretensions

• not forged

• gained or earned without cheating or stealing

• not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent; marked by truth

• worthy of being honored; entitled to honor and respect

• adhering to ethical and moral principles

• deserving of esteem and respect

• free from evil or guilt

• a person who lacks knowledge of evil

• lacking intent or capacity to injure

• free from sin

• lacking in sophistication or worldliness

• not knowledgeable about something specified

• completely wanting or lacking

• (used of things) lacking sense or awareness

• used especially of what is legally or ethically right or proper or fitting

• fair to all parties as dictated by reason and conscience

• free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules

• and nothing more

• indicating exactness or preciseness

• only a moment ago

• (used for emphasis) absolutely

• only a very short time before

• possibly (indicating a slight chance of something being true)

• exactly at this moment or the moment described

• by a little

• of moral excellence

• having words so spaced that lines have straight even margins

• conformable to or allowed by law

• according to custom or rule or natural law

• having a legally established claim

• authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

• established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

• of or relating to jurisprudence

• relating to or characteristic of the profession of law

• having legal efficacy or force

• allowed by official rules

• of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

• based on known statements or events or conditions

• in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles

• authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

• make legal

• show or affirm to be just and legitimate

• make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)

• sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual morality

• authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law

• that may be permitted especially as according to rule

• that may be accepted or conceded

• marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness

• having all the qualities typical of the thing specified

• limited to the thing specified

• appropriate for a condition or purpose or occasion or a person's character, needs

• characterized by or proceeding from accepted standards of morality or justice

• morally justified

• upright in position or posture

• a vertical structural member as a post or stake

• a piano with a vertical sounding board

• in a vertical position; not sloping

• of moral excellence

• meriting respect or esteem

• morally excellent

• in a state of sexual virginity

• a legal document giving official permission to do something

• the act of giving a formal (usually written) authorization

• large game fish; found in waters of the West Indies

• consent to, give permission; permit

• make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen

• allow the presence of or allow (an activity) without opposing or prohibiting