| ADJECTIVE | all | legal | established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules |
|---|---|---|---|
| pert | legal | of or relating to jurisprudence | |
| all | legal, sound, effectual | having legal efficacy or force | |
| pert | legal | relating to or characteristic of the profession of law | |
| all | legal | allowed by official rules |
| Sounds | liy'gahl | |
|---|---|---|
| Rhymes | abdominal ... zoological: 2115 rhymes with ahl... | |
| Meaning | Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules. | |
|---|---|---|
| Attribute of | legality | lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute |
| Narrower | court-ordered | Ordered by a court of law |
| judicial | decreed / decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice | |
| jural, juristic | Of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations | |
| lawful, legitimate, licit | authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law | |
| ratified, sanctioned | formally approved and invested with legal authority | |
| statutory | Prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute | |
| sub judice | Before a judge or court of law | |
| See also | lawful | conformable to or allowed by law |
| legitimate | Of marriages and offspring | |
| Opposite | illegal | prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules |
| Spanish | legal | |
| Catalan | legal | |
| Nouns | legality | lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute |
| Adverbs | legally | in a legal manner |
| Meaning | Of or relating to jurisprudence. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "legal loophole" | |
| Spanish | jurisprudencial, legal | |
| Catalan | jurisprudencial | |
| Nouns | law | the collection of rules imposed by authority |
| Adverbs | legally | by law |
| Meaning | Having legal efficacy or force. | |
|---|---|---|
| Synonyms | sound, effectual | |
| Broader | valid | Well grounded in logic / logic or truth or having legal force |
| Spanish | legal | |
| Nouns | legality | lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute |
| Meaning | relating to or characteristic of the profession of law. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "the legal profession" | |
| Spanish | jurídico, legal | |
| Catalan | jurídic, legal | |
| Nouns | law | the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system |
| Meaning | Allowed by official rules. | |
|---|---|---|
| Example | "a legal pass receiver" | |
| Category | sport, athletics | An active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition |
| Broader | eligible | Qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen |
| Spanish | válido | |
| Catalan | legal | |
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