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 ~ action.
...the British ~ system...
I sought ~ advice on this.
ADJ: ADJ n
~ly
There are reasons to doubt that a second trial is morally, ~ly or politically justified...
It could be a bit problematic, ~ly speaking.
ADV: ADV with v, ADV adj, ADV with cl
2.
An action or situation that is ~ is allowed or required by law.
What I did was perfectly ~.
...drivers who have more than the ~ limit of alcohol.
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ADJ