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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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

Despite the legal defeat, he does not believe the council should abandon the policy.

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The contents of a secretive security pact between China and the Solomon Islands will remain undisclosed due to legal restrictions, the Pacific nation's new government told AFP on Thursday.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

His legal team have asked me to refer to it as “selling tulips.”

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

Emma and I trade facts back and forth, and she jots our notes onto a yellow legal pad.

From "South of Somewhere" by Kalena Miller

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