Complete Definition of "legal"

English

rank|winter|expect|nation|964|legal|spread|enter|consider

Etymology
Latin, legalis > lex

Pronunciation
(RP) IPA|/li�ɡl/
audio|en-us-legal.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-i�ɡ�l|-i�ɡ�l

Adjective
en-adj

  1. Relating to the law or to lawyers, as in legal profession.
  2. Something which has a basis in the law, such as legal precedent.
  3. Something which is allowed or prescribed by law, such as a legal motion.

Antonyms
illegal

Derived terms
legal beagle
legal duty
legal eagle
legality
legalese
paralegal

Translations
trans-top|Relating to the law or to lawyers
Chinese: ��� (f�l� de)
Finnish: juridinen, laki-, lakimies-
German: juristisch, rechtlich
Greek: t|el|νομικ��|sc=Grek
Japanese: ��� (h�teki-na)
Latin: legalis, legitimus
trans-mid
Polish: prawniczy, prawny
Portuguese: t+|pt|legal
Slovene: pravniški m, pravniška f, pravniško n
Spanish: t-|es|legal
Swedish: rättsligt
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trans-top|Something which has a basis in the law
Chinese: ��� (f�dìng de)
Finnish: lainmukainen, juridinen
German: juristisch, rechtlich
trans-mid
Polish: prawniczy, prawny
Portuguese: t+|pt|legal
Slovene: praven m, pravna f, pravno n
Spanish: t-|es|legal
Swedish: rättsligt
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trans-top|Something which is allowed or prescribed by law
Chinese: ��� (héf� de)
Finnish: t+|fi|laillinen
German: t+|de|legal
Greek: t|el|ν�μιμο�|sc=Grek
Japanese: ��� (g�h�-na), ����|��� (h�-ni-notto-tta)
Latin: t-|la|legitimus
trans-mid
Polish: legalny m, prawny
Portuguese: t+|pt|legal
Slovene: zakonit m, zakonita f, zakonito n
Spanish: t-|es|legal
Swedish: lagligt
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Dutch: wettelijk, legaal
ttbc|Esperanto: laŭle�a, legala
ttbc|Interlingua: legal
ttbc|Indonesian: hukum

Category:Law


German

Adjective
legal

  1. legal#English|legal

Antonyms
illegal


Portuguese

Adjective
pt-adj-ng|singularlegal|plurallegais

  1. legal#English|legal
  2. (familiar) cool, nice (person)
  3. (familiar) good (thing)

Antonyms
;of 1
ilegal
;of 2
chato


Romanian

Etymology
F.|ro term|légal|lang=fr

Pronunciation
IPA|[le'gal]|lang=ro

Adjective
ro-adj|4

  1. #English|legal, lawful

Declension
ro-adj-4

Antonyms
l|ro|licit

Antonyms
l|ro|ilegal
l|ro|ilicit


Spanish

Adjective
es-adj|pl=legales

  1. Legal.

Antonyms
ilegal

Category:es:Law

ca:legal
de:legal
fr:legal
io:legal
it:legal
ku:legal
hu:legal
pl:legal
pt:legal
ru:legal
simple:legal
fi:legal
tt:legal
te:legal
vi:legal
tr:legal
zh:legal

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