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 farmer found in contempt of court for failing to remove a "hidden house" inside a barn has said the council that took legal action against her showed "no compassion".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

Paramount has signaled that it is preparing for a legal fight in California, with both the company and Bonta reportedly assembling superstar antitrust legal teams.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

And yet they are totally real, and more states are now saying they are legal and safe to use.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

South Africa has long been a destination for both legal and undocumented African workers.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

This simple self-marriage ceremony was perfectly legal in places across nineteenth-century America.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock

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