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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Some say a ban would have offered young people legal protection against assault, while others say such a change would have criminalised parents.

From BBC • Jun. 7, 2026

She rejected Washington's attempts to deny or challenge the North's status as a nuclear power, saying it "carries no legal force".

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

In legal filings, Justice portrays the Rowlings as rivals trying to “pilfer one of West Virginia’s crown jewels.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

The group raised more than $300,000, found legal representation and helped free 11 people held in the Adelanto ICE Processing Center.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Probably he was meant to be a little bit scary, so people would just do whatever the legal papers said.

From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix

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