/ ˈliːgl; NAmE / adjective
1.
[ only before noun ] connected with the law :
the legal profession / system
to take / seek legal advice
a legal adviser
legal costs
2.
allowed or required by law :
The driver was more than three times over the legal limit (= the amount of alcohol you are allowed to have in your body when you are driving).
Should euthanasia be made legal?
OPP illegal
► le·gal·ly / ˈliːgəli; NAmE / adverb :
a legally binding agreement
to be legally responsible for sb/sth
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WORD ORIGIN
late Middle English (in the sense to do with Mosaic law ): from French , or from Latin legalis , from lex , leg- law. Compare with loyal .