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legal

[lee-guhl] / ˈli gəl /
ADJECTIVE
allowable, permissible
Synonyms
STRONGEST
constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid
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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
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illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful
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illicit wrong

Example Sentences

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The legal basis for the requirement lies in Germany's 1956 Conscription Act, which has been amended several times, most recently last December.

From BBC • Apr. 4, 2026

But several regulatory shortcuts exist and, ultimately, Kennedy could simply declare the ingredients are legal.

From Salon • Apr. 4, 2026

The government’s August 2025 memo at the center of the legal battle directed Education Secretary Linda McMahon to get more information from colleges to “provide adequate transparency into admissions.”

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 3, 2026

Disclaimers are a vast legal topic, but sometimes they’re simple and low-cost—as mine was.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Also, each accused terrorist is considered an "enemy combatant" and denied some legal protection.

From Nazi Saboteurs by Samantha Seiple

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.