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legal

[lee-guhl] / ˈli gəl /
ADJECTIVE
allowable, permissible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid
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acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law
Antonyms
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illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful
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illicit wrong

Example Sentences

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The home in question has been at the center of a number of controversies—and was the source of a legal battle between Perry, 40, and the home’s former owner, veteran Carl Westcott.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026

Examples include fabricating legal cases or producing images with unrealistic details such as extra fingers.

From Science Daily • Apr. 5, 2026

The two sides settled their legal dispute over the terminated partnership in 2024.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 5, 2026

The ruling ordered the government to reimburse roughly $175 billion that importers had paid over the past year, though the refunds are stuck in legal wrangling.

From Barron's • Apr. 5, 2026

Hamilton requested a brief delay so that he could complete some pending legal business and put his personal affairs in order.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.