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legal status

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Noun1.legal status - a status defined by law
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
civil death - the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment
villainage, villeinage - the legal status or condition of servitude of a villein or feudal serf
citizenship - the status of a citizen with rights and duties
marital status - the condition of being married or unmarried
nonage, minority - any age prior to the legal age


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Although the law has almost countenanced errors of youth by conceding to tardy regret a legal status to natural children, the insurmountable prejudices of society bring a strong force to the support of the reluctance of the law.
The Country Doctor by de Balzac, Honore View in context
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