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Legal ˈliːɡl Extra Adjective Profession/System Take/Seek Advice Adviser/Expert/Team

Word3 legal
WordType (adjective)
Phonetic /ˈliːɡl/ /ˈliːɡl/
Example
  • the legal profession/system
  • to take/seek legal advice
  • a legal adviser/expert/team
  • legal fees/costs
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legal

(adjective)/ˈliːɡl/ /ˈliːɡl/
  1. connected with the law
    • the legal profession/system
    • to take/seek legal advice
    • a legal adviser/expert/team
    • legal fees/costs
    • They are currently facing a long legal battle in the US courts.
    • Campaigners have have threatened to mount a legal challenge on human rights grounds.

    Extra Examples

    • He has already paid out thousands of pounds in legal fees.
    • He's planning to go into the legal profession.
    • We were advised to take legal advice.
    • Do you know a good legal adviser?
  2. allowed or required by law
    • OPPOSITE illegal
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/illegal_2
    • legal rights/obligations
    • The legal status of refugees was defined in the Refugee Convention of 1951.
    • The driver was more than three times over the legal limit (= the amount of alcohol you are allowed to have in your body when you are driving).
    • Should euthanasia be made legal?
    • substances such as alcohol and nicotine that are legal for adults
    • Many of these products are actually legal to use in the United States.
    • It is now perfectly legal to gamble online in Nevada.

    Extra Examples

    • It is perfectly legal to charge extra for these services.
    • Should the use of this drug be made legal?

    Word Origin

    • late Middle English (in the sense ‘to do with Mosaic law’): from French, or from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- ‘law’. Compare with loyal.
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