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Dictionary:
legal
|ˈlēgəl|
adjective
1 [ attrib. ] of, based on, or concerned with
the law : the American legal system.
• appointed or required by the law : a legal
requirement.
• of or relating to theological legalism.
•
Law recognized by common or statutory
law, as distinct from equity.
• (of paper) measuring 8 ½ by 14 inches.
2 permitted by law : he claimed that it had
all been legal.
DERIVATIVES
legally adverb : [ sentence adverb ] legally,
we're still very much married.
ORIGIN late Middle English (in the sense [to do with Mosaic law] ): from
French, or from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law.’
Compare with loyal .
Thesaurus:
legal
adjectivethe legal sale of alcoholic beverages: lawful, legitimate, licit, within the law,legalized, valid; permissible, permitted, allowable, allowed,aboveboard, admissible, acceptable; authorized, sanctioned, licensed,constitutional; informal legit. ANTONYMS criminal.
