legal (ˈliːɡəll
)
Definitions
adjective
- established by or founded upon law; lawful
- of or relating to law
- recognized, enforceable, or having a remedy at law rather than in equity
- relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
Alternative Forms
ˈlegally adverbWord Origin
C16: from Latin lēgālis, from lēx lawSynonyms
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lawful,
allowed,
sanctioned,
constitutional,
proper,
valid,
legitimate,
authorized,
rightful,
permissible,
legalized,
allowable,
within the law
licit,
Translations
- British English:
legal
Legal is used to describe things that relate to the law.He found he had a legal problem.ˈliːɡl ADJECTIVE He found he had a legal problem.
- Spanish:
legal
adj
- French:
légal
adj
- German:
legal
adj
- Chinese: 法定的 adj
- Arabic: قَانُونِيٌّ adj
- Portuguese: legal adj
- Russian: юридический adj юридическая
- Croatian: zakonit adj zakonita
- Czech: legální adj
- Danish: juridisk adj
- Dutch: wettig adj
- Finnish: laillinen adj
- Greek: νόμιμος adj νόμιμη
- Italian: legale adj
- Japanese: 合法的な no_posp
- Korean: 합법적인 adj
- Norwegian: lovlig adj
- Polish: prawny adj prawna
- Brazilian Portuguese: legal adj
- European Spanish:
legal
adj
- Swedish: juridisk adj juridiskt
- Thai: ที่ถูกกฏหมาย adj
- Turkish: yasal adj
- Vietnamese: hợp pháp adj
Usage examples
They work for me for free for a year and they get legal EU papers.
, THE LAST TEMPTATION (2002)Homebuyers looking for a place in the sun in France should make sure they seek proper legal advice, the Law Society has warned.
Country Life (2004)We are in the process of establishing a new legal framework for e-commerce.
Irish Times (2002)We have looked extremely carefully at this case and taken legal advice.
Glasgow Herald (2001)I have on a number of occasions now been asked to intervene in the cases of dogs facing the legal threat of destruction.
, THE DOG LISTENER: Learning the Language of your Best Friend (2002)