legal
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gəl adjective
1.
permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal.
2.
of or pertaining to law; connected with the law or its administration: the legal profession.
3.
appointed, established, or authorized by law; deriving authority from law.
4.
recognized by law rather than by equity.
5.
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the profession of law or of lawyers: a legal mind.
6.
Theology.
a.
of or pertaining to the Mosaic Law.
b.
of or pertaining to the doctrine that salvation is gained by good works rather than through free grace.
noun
7.
a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
8.
an alien who has entered a country legally.
9.
a person whose status is protected by law.
10.
a fish or game animal, within specified size or weight limitations, that the law allows to be caught and kept during an appropriate season.
11.
a foreigner who conducts espionage against a host country while working there in a legitimate capacity, often in the diplomatic service.
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legal dictionary
noun
a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the various branches of the legal profession, as civil law, criminal law, and corporate law. A comprehensive legal dictionary adds to its body of standard English entries many words and phrases that have made their way into modern legal practice from law French and Latin and are rarely found in a general English monolingual dictionary. Such a specialized dictionary is useful not only for law students and for attorneys themselves, but for members of the lay public who require legal services. Legal dictionaries published in print follow the normal practice of sorting entry terms alphabetically, while electronic dictionaries, such as the online Dictionary of Law on Dictionary.com, allow direct, immediate access to a search term.
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legal (ˈliːɡəl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —adj | |
| 1. | established by or founded upon law; lawful |
| 2. | of or relating to law |
| 3. | recognized, enforceable, or having a remedy at law rather than in equity |
| 4. | relating to or characteristic of the profession of law |
| [C16: from Latin lēgālis, from lēx law] | |
| 'legally | |
| —adv | |
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Word Origin & History
legal
mid-15c. "of or pertaining to the law," from L. legalis "legal, pertaining to the law," from lex (gen. legis) "law," possibly related to legere "to gather," on notion of "a collection of rules" (see lecture). Sense of "permitted by law" is from 1640s. The O.Fr. form was
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Slang Dictionary
legal
adj. Loosely used to mean `in accordance with all the relevant rules', esp. in connection with some set of constraints defined by software. "The older =+ alternate for += is no longer legal syntax in ANSI C." "This parser processes each line of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed." Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played with the environment in which the objective is to maneuver through the thicket of `natural laws' to achieve a desired objective. Their use of `legal' is flavored as much by this game-playing sense as by the more conventional one having to do with courts and lawyers. Compare language lawyer, legalese.
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legal definition
Loosely used to mean "in accordance with all the relevant rules", especially in connection with some set of constraints defined by software. "The older =+ alternate for += is no longer legal syntax in ANSI C." "This parser processes each line of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed." Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played with the environment in which the objective is to maneuver through the thicket of "natural laws" to achieve a desired objective. Their use of "legal" is flavoured as much by this game-playing sense as by the more conventional one having to do with courts and lawyers. Compare language lawyer, legalese.
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Example sentences
Such a rule might encourage employers not to hire at all, for fear of legal action.
As all peacekeeping troops enjoy absolute legal immunity, the host country cannot do anything either.
The company that owns the file-sharing software is embroiled in legal battles all over the world.
Khan has succeeded in stopping the elephant relocation through legal means.
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