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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.
EXPANDof, pertaining to, or characteristic of the profession of law or of lawyers: a legal mind.
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.
EXPANDa foreigner who conducts espionage against a host country while working there in a legitimate capacity, often in the diplomatic service.
12.
COLLAPSElegals, authorized investments that may be made by fiduciaries, as savings banks or trustees.
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Related forms
le·gal·ly, adverb
post·le·gal, adjective
pre·le·gal, adjective
pseu·do·le·gal, adjective
qua·si-le·gal, adjective
EXPANDSynonyms
3. licit, legitimate, sanctioned.
3. licit, legitimate, sanctioned.
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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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