LEGAL


Meaning of LEGAL in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ li:g(ə)l ]

Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English.

1.

Legal is used to describe things that relate to the law.

He vowed to take legal action.

...the British legal system...

I sought legal advice on this.

ADJ : ADJ n

• le‧gal‧ly

There are reasons to doubt that a second trial is morally, legally or politically justified...

It could be a bit problematic, legally speaking.

ADV : ADV with v , ADV adj , ADV with cl

2.

An action or situation that is legal is allowed or required by law.

What I did was perfectly legal.

...drivers who have more than the legal limit of alcohol.

≠ illegal

ADJ

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