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le·gal  (lgl)

adj.

1. Of, relating to, or concerned with law: legal papers.

2.

a. Authorized by or based on law: a legal right.

b. Established by law; statutory: the legal owner.

3. In conformity with or permitted by law: legal business operations.

4. Recognized or enforced by law rather than by equity.

5. In terms of or created by the law: a legal offense.

6. Applicable to or characteristic of attorneys or their profession.

n.

1. One that is in accord with certain rules or laws.

2. legals Investments that may be legally made by fiduciaries and certain institutions, such as savings banks and insurance companies. Also called legal list.

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[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lglis, from lx, lg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

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legal·ly adv.

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legal

Adjective

1. established by or permitted by law; lawful

2. of or relating to law

3. relating to or characteristic of lawyers [Latin legalis]

legally adv

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules lawful - conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent" legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful illegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
	2.	legal - of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"
	3.	legal - having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" effectual, sound valid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"
	4.	legal - relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession"
	5.	legal - allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver" athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition eligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor"

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legal

adjective 1. judicial, judiciary, forensic, juridical, jurisdictive

adjective 2. lawful, allowed, sanctioned, constitutional, proper, valid, legitimate, authorized, rightful, permissible, legalized, allowable, within the law, licit

Translations

legal [ˈliːgl] adj (= permitted by law) → lícito (= of law); legal; [inquiry etc] → jurídico;

to take legal action or proceedings against sb → entablar or levantar un pleito contra algn

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legal [ˈliːgl] adj (= permitted by law) → légal(e) (= relating to law); juridique;

to take legal action or proceedings against sb → poursuivre qn en justice

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legal [ˈliːgl] adj [requirement] → rechtlich, gesetzlich; [system] → Rechts- (= allowed by law); legal, rechtlich zulässig;

to take legal action or proceedings against sb → jdn verklagen

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legal [ˈliːgl] adj → legale;

to take legal action or proceedings against sb → intentare un'azione legale contro qn, far causa a qn