adj according to the old or mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of moses.
2. legal ·adj according to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation.
3. legal ·adj governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
4. legal ·adj created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid.