legal
[adjective]
Synonyms:
- legitimate, allowed, authorized, constitutional, lawful, licit, permissible, sanctioned, valid
- judicial, forensic, juridical

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Antonyms: illegal

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le‧gal S2 W1 AC /ˈliːɡəl/ adjective
[Word Family: noun: legality ≠ illegality, legalization, legalese, illegal; adjective: legal ≠ illegal, legalistic; verb: legalize; adverb: legally ≠ illegally]
[Date: 1400-1500; Language: French; Origin: Latin legalis, from lex 'law']

1. if something is legal, you are allowed to do it or have to do it by law Antonym : illegal:
What the company has done is perfectly legal.
plans to make the carrying of identity cards a legal requirement
He had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream.
a pressure group that is campaigning to make cannabis legal

2. [only before noun] concerned with or relating to the law:
free legal advice
a costly legal dispute
the Scottish legal system
the legal profession (=lawyers)

3. legal action/proceedings the use of the legal system to settle an argument, put right an unfair situation etc:
She threatened to take legal action against the hospital.
⇒ legally

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legal
adj.
VERBS be | become
ADV. completely, perfectly It is perfectly legal to charge extra for these services.

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