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 Justices’ attorney denied any wrongdoing and said commercial disputes will be addressed through the legal process.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Employment issues ranked as the second-most common area of concern, while legal and family matters were third and fourth.

From BBC • Jun. 6, 2026

“He’s a legal scholar,” said David Dixon, a political science professor at Cal State Dominguez Hills and brother to a longtime Becerra aide.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

The administration would have to offer reassurance to the banks involved that they wouldn’t face legal sanctions, and Tehran would likely balk at the restricted access.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

I would still pay for a substitute to take my place, if that were legal the way it was in the Civil War.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse

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