Examples

a lawful act

合法行为 → lawful

lawful debts

合法债务 → lawful

A Green Card, is evidence of your status as a lawful permanent resident with a right to live and work permanently in the United States.

在美国，绿卡是成为永久居民的法律证据，这样你就有权利永久地在这里工作和居住。

合法权利

legitimate right; lawful right → 合法

非婚生子女享有与婚生子女同等的继承权。

Children born out of wedlock enjoy the same right of inheritance as children born in lawful wedlock. → 继承权

我们在工作之前必须要签劳动合同, 以便保护我们劳动者的合法权益。

We must sign labour contracts before starting to work in order to protect our lawful rights as workers. → 劳动合同