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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He has lost count of the legal pads he has filled designing his own battle plan against the screwworm.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

The strange legal saga that torpedoed Jeff Shell’s career at Paramount Skydance has ended with a whimper.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

One father, who is taking separate legal action against the clinic, told the BBC his 16-year-old son forged his mother's signature to access hormone treatment and was prescribed oestrogen without his parents' knowledge.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

In a legal filing, SpaceX said the open letter caused “significant distraction to SpaceX employees” and that it had discharged workers involved with the letter for violating company policies.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

Besides the practical value of someone to cook and clean, owning servants was a status symbol an ambitious young attorney needed to impress neighbors and legal clients.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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