Synonyms of 'legal'

adjective

1 judicialDictionary, judiciary, forensicthe British legal system

judicial

an independent judicial inquiry

judiciary

forensic

juridical

jurisdictive

2 lawfulDictionary, allowed, sanctionedWhat I did was perfectly legal.

lawful

lawful for the doctors to treat her in whatever way they considered best

allowed

sanctioned

constitutional

We have a constitutional right to demonstrate.

proper

valid

For foreign holidays you will need a valid passport.

legitimate

They have demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.

authorized

rightful

The car must be returned to its rightful owner.

permissible

He said it was not permissible to postpone the case any longer.

legalized

allowable

within the law

licit

Additional synonyms

authorized

permitted

allowed

approved

sanctioned

licensed

warranted

countenanced

constitutional

Constitutional means relating to the constitution of a particular country or organization.

We have a constitutional right to demonstrate.

legitimate

official

legal

chartered

statutory

vested

legitimate

Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law.

They have demanded the restoration of the legitimate government.

sanctioned

statutory

kosher (informal)

dinkum (Australian, New Zealand, informal)

legit (slang)

licit

Video: pronunciation of 'legal'

Nearby words of 'legal'

leg
leg it
legacy
legal
legal tender
legalistic
legality
All ENGLISH synonyms that begin with 'L'

Related Terms of 'legal'

legal tender

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Thesaurus for legal from the Collins English Thesaurus

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Dictionary definition

Legal is used to describe things that relate to the law.

Quotation marks (‘ ’) or (“ ”)

Direct speech Direct speech gives the actual words that a speaker used. It is common in novels and other writing where the actual words of a speaker are quoted(see Reporting speech). The words spok...

Scrabble score for 'legal': 6

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