licit

from WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006)

licit
    adj 1: sanctioned by custom or morality especially sexual
           morality; "a wife's licit love" [ant: {illicit}]
    2: authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a
       legitimate government" [syn: {lawful}, {legitimate}, {licit}]

from The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

Licit \Lic"it\ (l[i^]s"[i^]t), a. [L. licitus permitted, lawful,
   from licere: cf. F. licite. See {License}.]
   Lawful. "Licit establishments." --Carlyle. -- {Lic"it*ly},
   adv. -- {Lic"it*ness}, n.
   [1913 Webster]

from Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

31 Moby Thesaurus words for "licit":
      actionable, admissible, allowable, applicable, approved,
      authorized, competent, constitutional, innocent, judicial,
      juridical, just, justiciable, justifiable, kosher, lawful,
      lawmaking, legal, legislative, legit, legitimate, legitimized,
      licensed, permissible, rightful, sanctionable, sanctioned,
      statutory, valid, warrantable, within the law

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