le-gal |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 .
1. Odor In The Court!
2. There Oughta Be A Law!
3. Crime And Punishment
4. Legal Opinion Factory
5. Natural Law
6. Defying The Law of Averages
7. Encountering The Law of Below Average
9. Legal Practice
10. Unwritten Law
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