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legal
('l/i/g/@/l )

adjective (a)

  • established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules(adj.all)
    Antonym:
    illegal
    source: wordnet30
  • of or relating to jurisprudence(adj.pert)
    Example:
    Legal loophole.
    source: wordnet30
  • relating to or characteristic of the profession of law(adj.pert)
    Example:
    The legal profession.
    source: wordnet30
  • Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid.(adjective)
    source: webster1913

adjective satellite (s)

  • having legal efficacy or force(adj.all)
    Synonym:
    effectual, sound
    source: wordnet30
  • allowed by official rules(adj.all)
    Example:
    A legal pass receiver.
    source: wordnet30
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