Legal Definition
legal
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English
Etymology
From Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”).
Pronunciation
Adjective
legal (comparative more legal, superlative most legal)
- Relating to the law or to lawyers, as in legal profession.
- Something which has a basis in the law, such as legal precedent.
- Something which is allowed or prescribed by law, such as a legal motion.
- (slang) Above the age of consent, most often concerning attractive but young adolescent girls.
Antonyms
- (allowed): banned, contraband, disallowed, forbidden, illegal, outlawed
- (concerning law): black-market, back-alley
- (over age of consent): underage
Derived terms
Noun
legal (uncountable)
Statistics
- Most common English words before 1923: winter · expect · nation · #964: legal · spread · enter · consider
Danish
Etymology
From Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /leɡaːl/, [leˈɡ̊æːˀl]
Adjective
legal (neuter legalt, definite and plural legale)
- legal (something which is allowed by law)
- legitimate (conforming to accepted rules)
Synonyms
- (legal): lovlig
- (legitimate): legitim
Antonyms
- (legal): illegal
German
Etymology
From Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: [leˈɡaːl]
Adjective
legal
Antonyms
Portuguese
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”).
Pronunciation
- IPA: /leˈɡaw/
Adjective
legal m. and f. (plural legais; comparable)
Antonyms
Romanian
Etymology
From French légal.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /leˈɡal/
Adjective
legal 4 nom/acc forms
Declension
declension of legal| singular | plural | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| masculine | neuter | feminine | masculine | neuter | feminine | ||
| nominative/ accusative | indefinite | legal | legală | legali | legale | ||
| definite | legalul | legala | legalii | legalele | |||
| genitive/ dative | indefinite | legal | legale | legali | legale | ||
| definite | legalului | legalei | legalilor | legalelor | |||
Synonyms
Antonyms
- ilegal
- ilicit
Spanish
Etymology
Borrowed from Latin lēgālis, from lēx (“law”). Cf. leal.
Pronunciation
- IPA: /leˈɡal/
Adjective
legal m. and f. (plural legales)
Antonyms
Swedish
Adjective
legal
Declension
Declension of legal| Inflections of legal Comparation by mer and mest | ||
| Indefinite singular | Common | legal |
| Neuter | legalt | |
| Definite singular | Masc. | legale |
| All | legala | |
| Plural | legala | |
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