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/'liːg(ə)l/
Allowed or governed by official laws.
Synonyms:
lawful
permissible
legitimate
authorized
licit
Antonyms:
illegal
unlawful
illegitimate
Examples:
A great
legal
mistake.
'As a
legal
point.'
I don't think
legal
justice has really been done me."
Etymology:
From Middle English
legalis
, from Old French
legal
, from Latin
legalis
, meaning "of or pertaining to the law", from
lex
meaning "law".
Usage Statistics:
108 mentions per 1 million words
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