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   Le·gal

   /ˈlēɡəl/

   

   adjective

   • 1. of, based on, or concerned with the law: "the American legal system"
   • ▪ appointed or required by the law: "a legal requirement" Similar judicialjuridicaljurisdictivejudicatoryforensic
   • ▪ recognized by common or statutory law, as distinct from equity.
   • ▪ relating to theological legalism.
   • 2. permitted by law: "he claimed that it had all been legal" Similar lawfullegitimatelicitwithin the lawlegalizedvalidpermissiblepermittedallowableallowedabove boardadmissibleacceptableauthorizedsanctionedwarrantedlicensedofficialenforceableconstitutionalstatutorystatutableex cathedrabindingbona fidegenuinerightpropersoundjustfairrightfulde jurehonestuprightinformal:legitkosherOpposite illegalcriminal
   • 3. (of paper) measuring 8 ½ by 14 inches: US "a yellow legal pad"

   Word 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.

   Scrabble Points: 6

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