legallyadverb
uk/ˈliː.ɡəl.i/us/ˈliː.ɡəl.i/B2 as stated by the law:
Children under 16 are not legally allowed to buy cigarettes.
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- People in Britain legally reach adulthood at 18.
- While children are in school, teachers are legally in loco parentis.
- Sellers are not legally obliged to accept the highest offer.
- Doctors are legally obliged to take certain precautions.
- He got hold of the money legally, without resort to violence.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Legal & illegal
- chargeable
- constitutionality
- criminal
- extrajudicial
- heinous
- illegal
- illegitimate
- impeach
- improper
- lawful
- legality
- legitimacy
- legitimate
- license
- treasonable
- underground
- undocumented
- unlicensed
- valid
- wrongful
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