legally

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.

Thesaurus

Adv.	1.	legally - by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now" de jure, lawfully
	2.	legally - in a legal manner; "he acted legally"

Translations

legally [ˈliːgəlɪ] ADV

1. (= from a legal point of view) [obliged, required] → por ley; [entitled] → legalmente, según la ley
legally, the whole issue is a nightmare → desde el punto de vista legal, toda esa cuestión es una pesadilla
this contract is legally binding → el contrato vincula jurídicamente, el contrato implica obligatoriedad jurídica
to be legally responsible for sth/sb → ser legalmente responsable or el/la responsable legal de algo/algn

2. (= lawfully) → legalmente
their wealth was legally acquired → consiguieron su riqueza por medios legales or legalmente

legally [ˈliːg^əli] adv

[act, marry] → légalement

(in the eyes of the law) [responsible, liable] → juridiquement, légalement; [enforceable] → juridiquement
These standards need to be legally enforceable → Ces normes doivent être juridiquement applicables.
legally binding → juridiquement contraignant(e)
to be legally entitled to do sth → être légalement autorisé à faire qch

(by lawyers) to be legally represented (during trial) → être représenté par un avocat
legal offence n → infraction f à la loi
legal opinion n → avis m juridique
legal proceedings npl → poursuites fpl
to start legal proceedings against sb → entamer des poursuites contre qn
legal profession n
the legal profession (= lawyers) → les juristes mfpl
legal system n → système m juridique
legal tender n
to be legal tender → avoir cours légal
Those coins are no longer legal tender → Ces pièces n'ont plus cours légal.

legally

adv (= lawfully) transacted, acquire, trade → legal; married → rechtmäßig; guaranteed, obliged, set down → gesetzlich; (= relating to the law) advise → juristisch; indefensible → rechtlich; what’s the position legally? → wie ist die Lage rechtlich gesehen?; legally, there was no objection → rechtlich or juristisch (gesehen) gab es keine Einwände; legally speaking → vom rechtlichen Standpunkt aus, juristisch gesehen; it’s wrong — legally or morally? → es ist nicht richtig — aus rechtlicher oder moralischer Sicht?; legally responsible → vor dem Gesetz verantwortlich; to be legally entitled to something → einen Rechtsanspruch auf etw (acc) → haben; legally binding → rechtsverbindlich; legally, he can only stay for 3 months → legal(erweise) kann er nur 3 Monate bleiben; legally valid → rechtsgültig; this herbicide can still be legally sold → dieses Herbizid kann immer noch legal gehandelt werden

legally [ˈliːgəlɪ] adv → legalmente
to be legally binding → essere (legalmente) vincolante