Lawfulness vs Authenticity - What's the difference?
lawfulness | authenticity | Related terms |
Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
The quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.
Truthfulness of origins, attributions, commitments, sincerity, and intentions.
(obsolete) The quality of being authentic (of established authority).
As nouns the difference between lawfulness and authenticity
is that lawfulness is property of being lawful, of obeying the law while authenticity is the quality of being genuine or not corrupted from the original.lawfulness
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Noun
(-)- His extreme lawfulness made him righteous, but did it make him merciful?
authenticity
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Noun
(en-noun)- I hereby certify the authenticity of this copy.
- The authenticity of this painting is questionable.
