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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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They said they were now urgently seeking clarification from the government and many were taking legal advice, adding that the main focus was supporting students.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Hezbollah, for its turn, condemned the attacks, adding in a statement that it had the “natural and legal right to resist occupation and respond to its attacks.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2026

"This is novel in terms of modern Australian legal history."

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

American corporations and entrepreneurs poised to engineer the industry’s underlying infrastructure must understand their legal obligations.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

One side believed slavery was a legal right.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock