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Trusty vs Lawful - What's the difference?

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Trusty is a related term of lawful.


As adjectives the difference between trusty and lawful

is that trusty is reliable or trustworthy while lawful is conforming to, or recognised by law or rules.

As a noun trusty

is a trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.

trusty

English

Adjective

(er)
  • Reliable or trustworthy.

    • Noun

    (trusties)
  • A trusted person, especially a prisoner who has been granted special privileges.
  • * 1941 , James Howell Street, In my father's house
    • We usta have a rule that if a trusty shot an escaping convict, then the trusty would go free.
  • *1953 , (Raymond Chandler), The Long Goodbye , Penguin 2010, p. 58:
  • *:The cell block is clean and doesn't smell of disinfectant. The trusties do all the work. The supply of trusties is always ample.

    • lawful

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Conforming to, or recognised by law or rules.

    • Synonyms

    * just * legitimate * licit

    Antonyms

    * unlawful

    Derived terms

    * lawfully