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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

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legal

adj legal [ˈliːgəl]

1 lawful; allowed by the law Is it legal to bring gold watches into the country?; a legal contract. wetlik قانوني правен legální lovlig; retsmæssig legal νόμιμος legal seaduslik قانونی laillinen légal חוּקִי कानूनी zakonit törvényes legal löglegur legale 合法の 합법적인 įstatymo leidžiamas, atitinkantis įstatymą, legalus, teisėtas legāls, likumīgs sah di sisi undang-undang wettig, wettelijk lovlig, legal, lovfestet prawny, legalny legal legal законный; легальный legálny zakonit zakonit laglig ถูกกฎหมาย yasaya uygun, yasal, kanunî 合法的 законний; легальний قانونی thuộc pháp luật 合法的

2 concerned with or used in the law the legal profession. beroep العامِلون في المِهْنَه събир. хора от дадена професия stav profession; stand der Beruf λειτουργός, επαγγελματίας cuerpo ametivennad آدم اهل حرفه بخصوص ammattikunta profession הָעוֹסקִים בְּמִקצוֹעַ ה- अंगीकरण, स्वीकारोक्ति pravni szakma profesi (menntuð) starfsstétt professione 専門職の人 전문적인 직업인들, 동업자들 profesiją turintys asmenys juristi golongan vak stand przedstawiciele wolnych zawodów profissão reprezentanţii unei profesii лица какой-л. профессии stav stan profesija yrkeskår ผู้ชำนาญการ meslek grubu 某專業的人，同行 професія پيشہ کے لوگ những người trong nghề 某专业的人，同行

adv legally

wettig قانونيّا правно legálně lovligt; retsmæssigt; juridiskt legal νόμιμα legalmente seaduslikult طبق قانون laillisesti légalement בְּאוֹפֶן חוּקִי वैधीकरण pravno, zakonito törvényesen, jogosan secara legal löglega legalmente 合法的に 합법적으로 legaliai, teisėtai legāli, likumīgi secara sah di sisi undang-undang volgens de wet legalt, lovlig; i juridisk forstand prawnie legalmente (în mod) legal законно legálne zakonito legalno lagligt อย่างถูกกฎหมาย yasal olarak, kanunen 合法 законно قانونی طور پر một cách hợp pháp 合法

n leˈgality [-ˈgӕ-]

wettigheid قانونيَّه، شَرْعِيَّه законност zákonnost lovlighed; juridisk holdbarhed die Legalität νομιμότητα legalidad seaduslikkus رعایت قانون laillisuus légalité חוּקִיוּת विधि-मान्यता zakonitost törvényesség legalitas lögmæti legalità 合法性 합법성, 준법 legalumas, teisėtumas legalitāte, likumība kesahan wettigheid, wettelijkheid legalitet, lovlighet legalność legalidade legalitate законность zákonnosť zakonitost legalitet laglighet ความถูกต้องตามกฎหมาย yasallık, yasaya uygunluk 合法性 законність; легальність قانون کی پابندی tính hợp pháp 合法性

v legalize, ˈlegalise

to make legal or lawful. wettig verklaar يَجْعَلُه قانونيّا أو شَرْعِيّاً узаконявам legalizovat legalisere; lovfæste legalisieren νομιμοποιώ legalizar seaduslikustama قانونی کردن laillistaa légaliser לַתֵת תוֹקֶף חוּקִי कानूनी बनाना legalizirati, ozakoniti hitelesít, törvényesít melegalisasi lögleiða legalizzare 合法化する 법률화[]하다 įteisinti, legalizuoti legalizēt, padarīt likumīgu membenarkan sesuatu di sisi undang-undang legaliseren gjøre lovlig, legalisere (za)legalizować legalizar a legaliza узаконивать legalizovať uzakoniti legalizovati legalisera ทำให้ถูกกฎหมาย yasallaştırmak 使合法化 узаконювати, легалізувати قانونا جائز قرار دینا hợp pháp hóa 使合法化