Skip to definition.
Get the FREE one-click dictionary software for Windows.


Adjective: legal  leegul
  1. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
     
  2. Of or relating to jurisprudence
    "legal loophole"
     
  3. Having legal efficacy or force
    - sound, effectual
     
  4. Relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
    "the legal profession"
     
  5. Allowed by official rules
    "a legal pass receiver"

See also: court-ordered, eligible, judicial, jural, juristic, law, lawful, legality, legally, legitimate, licit, ratified, sanctioned, statutory, sub judice, valid

Antonym: illegal

Encyclopedia: Legal Legal, Alberta Legal, religious, and cultural views on suicide