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Legal Definition And Meaning
What's The Definition Of Legal? [adj] (sports) allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver" [adj] established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules [adj] having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property" [adj] of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole" [adj] relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession" Synonyms \| Synonyms for Legal: eligible \| ineligible \| judicial \| jural \| juristic \| lawful \| legitimate \| licit \| ratified \| sanctioned \| sound \| statutory \| sub judice \| valid Related Terms \| Find terms related to Legal: acceptable \| actionable \| admissible \| allowable \| applicable \| authoritative \| authorized \| balanced \| binding \| booked \| cogent \| competent \| consistent \| constitutional \| defensible \| deserved \| documented \| down \| due \| enrolled \| entered \| equitable \| even \| evenhanded \| fair \| fair and square \| filed \| fit \| forensic \| good \| indexed \| inscribed \| judicial \| judiciary \| juridical \| just \| justiciable \| justifiable \| justified \| kosher \| lawful \| lawmaking \| legislative \| legit \| legitimate \| legitimized \| level \| licit \| logged \| logical \| meet \| meet and right \| merited \| minuted \| of record \| official \| on file \| on record \| on the books \| permissible \| permitted \| posted \| proper \| recorded \| registered \| right \| right and proper \| rightful \| sanctionable \| sanctioned \| self-consistent \| solid \| sound \| square \| statutory \| substantial \| sufficient \| valid \| warrantable \| warranted \| weighty \| well-founded \| well-grounded \| within the law \| written down See Also \| Legal In Webster's Dictionary \Le"gal\ (l[=e]"gal), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law; prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed), and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. l['e]gal. Cf. {Lie} to be prostrate, {Loyal}, {Leal}.] 1. 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. 2. (Theol.) (a) According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation. (b) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses. 3. (Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets. --Bouvier. --Burrill. {Legal cap}. See under {Cap}. {Legal tender}. (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract or satisfaction of a claim that which the law prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as the law prescribes or permits. (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive. It differs in different countries. Syn: Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized. See {Lawful}.

Legal Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Legal?

[adj] (sports) allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"
[adj] established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
[adj] having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"
[adj] of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"
[adj] relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession"

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Legal In Webster's Dictionary

\Le"gal\ (l[=e]"gal), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law;
prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed),
and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. l['e]gal. Cf. {Lie} to
be prostrate, {Loyal}, {Leal}.]
1. 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.

2. (Theol.)
   (a) According to the law of works, as distinguished from
       free grace; or resting on works for salvation.
   (b) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in
       accordance with the law of Moses.

3. (Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from
   the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
   --Bouvier. --Burrill.

{Legal cap}. See under {Cap}.

{Legal tender}.
   (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract
       or satisfaction of a claim that which the law
       prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as
       the law prescribes or permits.
   (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a
       debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive.
       It differs in different countries.

Syn: Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized.
     See {Lawful}.

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