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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.

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   Some common synonyms of legal are lawful, legitimate, and licit. While all these words mean "being in accordance with law," legal applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts.

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   Synonyms for LAW: act, bill, statute, ordinance, legislation, amendment, constitution, enactment; Antonyms of LAW: higher law.

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