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

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illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful

WEAK

illicit wrong

Example Sentences

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Lawmakers in both parties have said they are examining legal options to force more transparency.

From BBC

Circuit stayed the order, but the legal battles continue.

From The Wall Street Journal

In the midst of attempting to complete filming on his western anthology ”Horizon: An American Saga,” Kevin Costner is facing another legal dispute over the production.

From Los Angeles Times

It also allows "protection" for commercial operators, including provision of state-sponsored legal counsel.

From Barron's

Three years ago, the organization’s then-chief legal advocacy officer—recently promoted to CEO—promised that Colorado’s legislation “does not and was never intended to apply to a person whose only diagnosis is anorexia nervosa.”

From The Wall Street Journal

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