lawful vs righteous

lawful

adj
  • Conforming to, or recognised by the laws of society. 

  • Operating according to some law or fundamental principle. 

noun
  • A character having a lawful alignment. 

righteous

adj
  • Moral and virtuous, to the point of sanctimony. 

  • Justified morally. 

  • Free from sin or guilt. 

  • Awesome; great. 

verb
  • To make righteous; specifically, to justify religiously, to absolve from sin. 

How often have the words lawful and righteous occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )