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   legal

   /ˈliːɡl/

   adjective

   • 1. relating to the law: "the European legal system"
   • ▪ appointed or required by the law: "a legal requirement" Similar judicialjuridicaljurisdictivejudicatoryforensic
   • ▪ recognized by common or statute 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. denoting a size of paper that measures 22 × 35.5 cm (8.5 × 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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   adj. 1. Of, relating to, or concerned with law: legal papers. 2. a. Established or recognized by law: a legal right. b. Authorized by law: the legal owner. c. Established legally other than by statute, as by a judicial opinion: a legal authority. 3. In conformity with or permitted by law: legal business operations. 4.

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