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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 Angels stopped paying legal fees for imprisoned former communications executive Eric Kay after the team reached a settlement with the family for deceased pitcher Tyler Skaggs in December.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 7, 2026

That directive was put on hold by a federal court judge while a legal challenge by Anthropic works its way through the courts.

From Barron's • Apr. 7, 2026

Her father was Anglo-Irish aristocrat Baron Ashbourne, Lord Chancellor of Ireland, the country's highest legal office at the time.

From BBC • Apr. 7, 2026

Instead, PBMs engage in profit-maximizing practices that are legal but shouldn’t be.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

This created a public relations embarrassment of sorts—and a legal hurdle.

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