le·gal

(lē′gəl)

adj.

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

a. Established or recognized by law: a legal right.

b. Authorized by law: the legal owner.

c. Established legally other than by statute, as by a judicial opinion: a legal authority.

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.

7. Acceptable or allowable under official rules: a legal forward pass.

1. Slang

a. A person who is legally authorized to live and work in a country.

b. A person or department providing legal assistance.

2. A legal notice, especially an advertisement.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lēgālis, from lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]

le′gal·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

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

قانونيّا

legálně

juridisktlovligt

legal

νόμιμα

legalmente por ley

légalement juridiquement

löglega

legalmente

i juridisk forstand legalt

legálne

zakonito

kanunenyasal olarak

合法地法律上

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

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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 avocatlegal offence n → infraction f à la loilegal opinion n → avis m juridiquelegal proceedings npl → poursuites fpl
to start legal proceedings against sb → entamer des poursuites contre qnlegal profession n
the legal profession (= lawyers) → les juristes mfpllegal system n → système m juridiquelegal 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

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legally

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

legal

(ˈliːgəl) adjective

1. lawful; allowed by the law. Is it legal to bring gold watches into the country?; a legal contract.

2. concerned with or used in the law. the legal profession.

ˈlegally adverb

leˈgality (-ˈgӕ-) noun

ˈlegalize, ˈlegalise verb

to make legal or lawful.