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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The battles have produced some of the year’s most eye-popping legal exchanges.

From Los Angeles Times

“Many of us asked ourselves, ‘What’s going to happen with us now?’” said A.G., a 39-year-old in Tennessee who asked to be identified by her initials because she lacks legal status.

From Los Angeles Times

Lawyers can also argue a judge is mentally unfit because of age, but legal scholars say it is hard to prove and typically only happens on appeal.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the UK, they are legal to own as long as they are three generations away from the original parent wolf, according to the PDSA.

From BBC

The legal tussle is working its way through federal court.

From Los Angeles Times

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