No. 1,580 in Turkish
meşru
"Meşru" means "legitimate" or "lawful" in English.
In a sentence
Herkesin meşru hakları vardır.
Everyone has legitimate rights.
The word 'meşru' is used here to indicate that the rights being referred to are lawful and recognized as valid.
Onun itirazları meşru sebeplere dayanıyordu.
His objections were based on legitimate reasons.
Here, 'meşru' indicates that the reasons for the objections are justifiable and reasonable.
Meşru yollarla problemlerimizi çözmeliyiz.
We should solve our problems through lawful means.
In this sentence, 'meşru' describes the means as being legal and in accordance with the law.
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