11
right(noun, law, honor, strength, substance)
10
authenticity(noun, substance, truth, certainty, principle)
10
genuineness(noun, strength, substance, truth, certainty)
8
lawfulness(noun, law, state, quality, strength)
7
justice(noun, honor, right, consideration, goodness)
7
legality(noun, law, state, quality, strength)
7
legitimateness(noun, law, state, quality, right)
7
validity(noun, strength, right, substance, truth)
5
authority(noun, law, strength, right, substance)
5
honesty(noun, law, honor, right, authority)
5
licitness(noun, law, state, quality, right)
5
rightfulness(noun, honor, right, consideration, goodness)
4
integrity(noun, law, honor, right, authority)
4
power(noun, control, strength, energy, ability)
3
constitutionality(noun, law, right, authority, truth)
3
correctness(noun, truth, certainty, principle, morality)
3
permissibility(noun, right, validity, legality)
3
propriety(noun, honor, right, consideration, goodness)
3
realness(noun, substance, truth, purity, reality)
3
rectitude(noun, law, right, authority, truth)
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