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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"Along with the legal change, it's important that the people - the judges - making the decisions in terms of sentencing use the powers and the law available to them."

From BBC

So, it’s not clear what teachers have the right to say to parents who don’t inquire about the issue, legal experts said.

From Los Angeles Times

The legal case is only getting going, she says, yet an “impatient” Court has produced “a terse, tonally dismissive ruling designed to conclusively resolve the dispute.”

From The Wall Street Journal

According to court documents, police notified Timberlake’s legal counsel on Sunday that it intended to release the footage from the arrest.

From Los Angeles Times

The legal proceeding is expected to last around a month, with Judge Arun Subramanian, who also presided over the sentencing of disgraced music mogul Sean Combs last year, at the helm.

From Los Angeles Times

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