Definitions

legal

[lee-guhl] / ˈli gəl /

ADJECTIVE

allowable, permissible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid

WEAK

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

STRONGEST

illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful

WEAK

illicit wrong

Example Sentences

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That case ground on for nearly a decade and ended with no admission of wrongdoing, though the settlement required the attorney general to pay $300,000 in restitution and undergo legal ethics training.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Surrey County Council has been fighting a case which has resulted in long legal arguments about whether they have any jurisdiction in Pakistan over the children.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Examples they gave include pressure by the tech sector, which the report said led the EU to propose legal changes that risk "severely" weakening AI and data privacy rules.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The first serious legal challenge to the House settlement on NIL monies will come courtesy of a USC Trojans freshman linebacker.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

America ended legal slavery more than 150 years ago, after four years of a catastrophic civil war that took the lives of as many as 750,000 Americans, according to new estimates.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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