1. law-related: relating to the law or to courts of law took legal action
2. of or for lawyers: relating to lawyers or to law as a profession
3. permitted by law: allowed under the law Parking on the grass isn't legal.
4. under law: established under the law, or by common law or legislation the legal age of consent
5. established by law court: recognized or established by a court of law, rather than a court of equity
6. old enough under law: older than a minimum age established by law for some activities such as driving
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[15th century. Via French< Latin legalis< leg- "law"]
le·gal·ly adverb
Word History
The Latin stem leg- "law," from which legal is derived, is also the source of Englishcolleague,college,delegate,legacy,legate,legislate,legitimate,loyal,privilege, andrelegate.
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