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legal

/ˈli.ɡəl/adjective2 syllables

Legal means: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules.

Synonyms for legal20

adjective, as in established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

court-ordered, judicial, jural, juristic, lawful, legitimate, licit, ratified, sanctioned, statutory, sub judice

adjective, as in having legal efficacy or force

sound, effectual, valid

adjective, as in allowed by official rules

also used for legal

de jure, rightful, long bond paper, government legal, foolscap

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Opposites of legal

What does legal mean?5

adjective

1

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

2

having legal efficacy or force“a sound title to the property”

3

allowed by official rules“a legal pass receiver”

4

of or relating to jurisprudence“legal loophole”

5

relating to or characteristic of the profession of law“the legal profession”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with legal?6

two syllables

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Legal in a sentence

  • It may not seem fair, but it's legal.Hybrid
  • You realize that what you're doing isn't legal, don't you?CK
  • Because of a legal error, an innocent man was convicted.Lebensfreude
  • This content is for informational purposes only, and does not constitute legal advice.Lumi
  • He condemned the court and, by implication, the entire legal system.IMer
  • We signed the contract, with all that it implies from a legal standpoint.Nuel
  • Frontier justice is a rough, arbitrary justice driven by necessity rather than legal procedure.Myrano_
  • In legal documents, difficult words and phrases are often used.CC

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