Definitions

legal

[lee-guhl] / ˈli gəl /

ADJECTIVE

allowable, permissible

Synonyms

STRONGEST

constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid

WEAK

acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law

Antonyms

STRONGEST

illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful

WEAK

illicit wrong

Example Sentences

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A recess appointment could raise separate legal questions.

From Salon • Jul. 11, 2026

How did an organisation with government offices, civil servants and a line in Nigeria's national budget turn out to have no legal basis for existing?

From BBC • Jul. 11, 2026

Bloomberg reported in May that OpenAI was itself considering legal action against Apple, alleging the tech giant had failed to adequately promote the ChatGPT integration.

From Barron's • Jul. 10, 2026

Mr. Newsom said the tax cut would promote “the long-term success of the legal industry.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 10, 2026

Early that evening, Nixon, Kissinger, Haldeman, and Ehrlichman sat in armchairs in the Oval Office, yellow legal pads on their knees.

From "Most Dangerous: Daniel Ellsberg and the Secret History of the Vietnam War" by Steve Sheinkin

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