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le·gal L0103700 (lē′gəl)adj.1. Of, relating to, or concerned with law: legal papers.2. a. Established or recognized by law: a legal right.b. Authorized by law: the legal owner.c. Established legally other than by statute, as by a judicial opinion: a legal authority.3. In conformity with or permitted by law: legal business operations.4. Recognized or enforced by law rather than by equity.5. In terms of or created by the law: a legal offense.6. Applicable to or characteristic of attorneys or their profession.7. Acceptable or allowable under official rules: a legal forward pass.n.1. Slang a. A person who is legally authorized to live and work in a country.b. A person or department providing legal assistance.2. A legal notice, especially an advertisement.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lēgālis, from lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
le′gal·ly adv.legal (ˈliːɡəl) adj1. (Law) established by or founded upon law; lawful2. (Law) of or relating to law3. (Law) recognized, enforceable, or having a remedy at law rather than in equity4. (Law) relating to or characteristic of the profession of law[C16: from Latin lēgālis, from lēx law] ˈlegally advle•gal (ˈli gəl)
adj. 1. permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal. 2. of or pertaining to law; connected with the law or its administration: the legal profession. 3. appointed, established, or authorized by law; deriving authority from law. 4. recognized by law rather than by equity. 5. of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the profession of law or of lawyers: a legal mind. n. 6. a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority. 7. a person whose status is protected by or in accordance with law. 8. legals, authorized investments that may be made by fiduciaries, as savings banks or trustees. [1490–1500; < Latin lēgālis of the law =lēg-, s. of lēx law + -ālis -al1] le′gal•ly, adv. legal lawful">lawful legitimate">legitimate1. 'legal' and 'lawful'Legal and lawful both mean 'allowed by law'. Lawful is a formal word. A breath test showed he had drunk more than twice the legal limit for driving.Capital punishment is legal in many countries.Hunting is a lawful activity.All his activities had been perfectly lawful.2. 'legitimate'Legitimate means 'correct or acceptable according to a law or rule'. ...a legitimate business transaction.Legitimate can also mean 'justifiable under the circumstances'. Religious leaders have a legitimate reason to be concerned.If someone is legitimate, their parents were married at the time they were born. ...evidence that he was his father's legitimate son.3. another meaning of 'legal'Legal also means 'relating to the law'. You cannot use lawful or legitimate with this meaning. ...the British legal system....legal language.4. 'law' in front of nounsYou use law, not 'legal', in front of a noun when you are talking about someone or something connected with the study of law. ...a law student.He had only just received his law degree.Law also appears in the names of some places and institutions connected with the law. ...the Law Courts....the Law Society.Thesaurus| Adj. | 1. | legal - established by or founded upon law or official or accepted ruleslawful - conformable to or allowed by law; "lawful methods of dissent"legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawfulillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move" | | 2. | legal - of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole" | | 3. | legal - having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"effectual, soundvalid - well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract" | | 4. | legal - relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the legal profession" | | 5. | legal - allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competitioneligible - qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" |
legaladjective1. judicial, judiciary, forensic, juridical, jurisdictive the British legal system2. lawful, allowed, sanctioned, constitutional, proper, valid, legitimate, authorized, rightful, permissible, legalized, allowable, within the law, licit What I did was perfectly legal.legaladjectiveWithin, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law:innocent, lawful, legitimate, licit.Slang: legit.Translationslegal (ˈliːgəl) adjective1. lawful; allowed by the law. Is it legal to bring gold watches into the country?; a legal contract. 合法的 合法的2. concerned with or used in the law. the legal profession. 法律的 法律的ˈlegally adverb 合法地，法律上 合法地，法律上 leˈgality (-ˈgӕ-) noun 合法性 合法性ˈlegalize, ˈlegalise verb to make legal or lawful. 使合法化 使合法化legal
legal eagleAn especially clever, aggressive, or skillful attorney. I might be considered something of a legal eagle now, but I had to work for years to get enough experience to build my reputation.See also: eagle, legallegal beagleAn especially clever, aggressive, or skillful attorney. I might be considered something of a legal beagle now, but I had to work for years to get enough experience to build my reputation.See also: beagle, legallegal dutySomething that one must do, as required by law. It is the legal duty of homeowners in this community to maintain their property and not let it fall into disrepair.See also: duty, legallegal-beagle and legal-eagle (ˈliglæˈbiglæ and ˈliglæˈiglæ) n. a lawyer. I’ve got a legal-beagle who can get me out of this scrape. legal-eagle verbSee legal-beaglelegal
legal1. established by or founded upon law; lawful 2. of or relating to law 3. recognized, enforceable, or having a remedy at law rather than in equity 4. relating to or characteristic of the profession of law legalLoosely used to mean "in accordance with all the relevantrules", especially in connection with some set of constraintsdefined by software. "The older =+ alternate for += is nolonger legal syntax in ANSI C." "This parser processes eachline of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed."Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played withthe environment in which the objective is to maneuver throughthe thicket of "natural laws" to achieve a desired objective.Their use of "legal" is flavoured as much by this game-playingsense as by the more conventional one having to do with courtsand lawyers. Compare language lawyer, legalese.legal
Le·gal (la-gal'), Emmo, German physician, 1859-1922. See: Legal test. legal Vox populi Licit, lawful, allowed by lawPatient discussion about legalQ. My only daughter has ADHD,How do I know if they are doing ALL that they legally should be doing: testing? My only daughter has ADHD, visual processing disorder and has been categorized as a 504 designee. Her activeness has gone. I feel depressed when I see her sad face. So we consulted with a doctor who just referred to evals for special services too. How do I know if they are doing ALL that they legally should be doing: testing and therapy? ThanksA. look, it's one of the most hardest things a man can go through... watching your son\\daughter sick. you are helpless, they are helpless and you can't do nothing. very disturbing. and suddenly you realize that you are no longer in control of your child's life, but the doctors are.
try to relax, your daughter is in the best's of care i'm sure. so you wouldn't worry that they miss out tests or something. Q. ex-wife works in hospital and accesses my and my familys medical records what can i/we do about this legally this is done without any consent she has computer acess to any records and accesses them upon her ownA. If you are sure of this she is breaking the law...Hippa protects patient right and this is a clear voliation of those right. I suggest you get a copy of the hospitals Right to Privacy , HIPPA paperwork. Then If you can prove this write a letter to hospital admenistration and one to her supervisor and/or director. Let them know you know this is a violation of patient rights and you want it dealt with immediatly or you will seek out legal council. They should responded to your letter in avery timely matter. If you do not have proof discuss with someone in medical record about the "need to know" bases and if ther eis no reason for her to know this information( she could be one tha thas to put it on your records) you would like to be assured she has no access to them and if she is doing a job that would give her the right ask that they please have someone else in the department handle you and your family dure to personal reasons. I encourage you to handle this in a very proffesi More discussions about legallegal
Related to legal: legal aidLegalConforming to the law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden by law. The term legal is often used by the courts in reference to an inference of the law formulated as a matter of construction, rather than established by actual proof, such as legal malice. legaladj., adv. according to law, not in violation of law, or anything related to the law. legal 1 pertaining to LAW. 2 see ADJUDICATION. HEIR, LEGAL, civil law. A legal heir is one who is of the same blood of the deceased, and who takes the succession by force of law; this is different from a testamentary or conventional heir, who takes the succession in virtue of the disposition of man. See Civil, Code of Louis. art. 873, 875; Dict. de Jurisp., Heritier legitime. There are three classes of legal heirs, to wit; the children and other lawful descendants; the fathers and mothers and other lawful ascendants; and the collateral kindred. Civ. Code of Lo. art. 883. LEGAL. That which is according to law. It is used in opposition to equitable, as the legal estate is, in the trustee, the equitable estate in the cestui que trust. Vide Powell on Mortg. Index, h.t.
2. The party who has the legal title, has alone the right to seek a remedy for a wrong to his estate, in a court of law, though he may have no beneficial interest in it. The equitable owner, is he who has not the legal estate, but is entitled to the beneficial interest.
3. The person who holds the legal estate for the benefit of another, is called a trustee; he who has the beneficiary interest and does not hold the legal title, is called the beneficiary, or more technically, the cestui que trust.
4. When the trustee has a claim, he must enforce his right in a court of equity, for he cannot sue any one at law, in his own name; 1 East, 497; 8 T. R. 332; 1 Saund. 158, n. 1; 2 Bing. 20; still less can he in such court sue his own trustee. 1 East, 497. LEGAL
LEGALA computerized database maintained by the NYSE to keep track of enforcement actions, audits, and complaints against member firms. This term is not an acronym but is referred to in capitals.LEGAL A New York Stock Exchange data bank of enforcement actions, investor complaints, and member audits.
legal See legal investment.LEGAL
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| LEGAL➣Law Enforcement Gays and Lesbians (est. 1999; various locations) | | LEGAL➣Louisiana Electorate of Gays and Lesbians (New Orleans, LA) | | LEGAL➣Lesbian and Gay Law Association of Greater New York, Inc. | | LEGAL➣Lebanese Equality for Gays and Lesbians |
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Related to legal: legal aidSynonyms for legaladj judicialSynonyms- judicial
- judiciary
- forensic
- juridical
- jurisdictive
adj lawfulSynonyms- lawful
- allowed
- sanctioned
- constitutional
- proper
- valid
- legitimate
- authorized
- rightful
- permissible
- legalized
- allowable
- within the law
- licit
Synonyms for legaladj within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the lawSynonyms- innocent
- lawful
- legitimate
- licit
- legit
Synonyms for legaladj established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rulesRelated WordsAntonymsadj having legal efficacy or forceSynonymsRelated Wordsadj allowed by official rulesRelated Words |