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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionaryle·gal I \ˈlē-gəl\ adjective ETYMOLOGY Anglo-French, from Latin legalis, from leg-, lex law DATE circa 15001. of or relating to law2. a. deriving authority from or founded on law : de jure b. having a formal status derived from law often without a basis in actual fact : titular a corporation is a legal but not a real person c. established by law; especially : statutory3. conforming to or permitted by law or established rules4. recognized or made effective by a court of law as distinguished from a court of equity5. of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the profession of law or of one of its members6. created by the constructions of the law a legal fictionSynonyms: see lawful• le·gal·ly \-gə-lē\ adverb II noun DATE 1526: one that conforms to rules or the lawEnglish Etymologylegal mid-15c. "of or pertaining to the law," from L. legalis "legal, pertaining to the law," from lex (gen. legis) "law," possibly related to legere "to gather," on notion of "a collection of rules" (see lecture). Sense of "permitted by law" is from 1640s. The O.Frhttp://O.Fr. form was leial, loial (see leal, loyal). Related: Legality. Legal tender is from 1740.Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7☞ legallegal / 5li:^l / adjective1. [only before noun] connected with the law 与法律有关的；法律的: the legal profession / system 法律专业/体系 to take / seek legal advice 听取/寻求法律咨询 a legal adviser 法律顾问 legal costs 律师费用 2. allowed or required by law 法律允许的；合法的；法律要求的: The driver was more than seven times over the legal limit (= the amount of alcohol you are allowed to have in your body when you are driving). 那名司机体内的酒精含量超过了法律允许限度的三倍。 Should euthanasia be made legal? 安乐死是否应定为合法？ OPP illegal • le·gal·ly / 5li:^Eli / adv.: a legally binding agreement 具有法律约束力的协议 to be legally responsible for sb / sth 对某人/某事负有法律责任 Oxford Collocations Dictionary for Students of EnglishOxford Collocations dictionary for students of Englishlegal adj. VERBS be | become ADV. completely, perfectly It is perfectly legal to charge extra for these services. Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Thesaurus-11th Editionadj. Function: adjective Synonyms: LAWFUL, innocent, legitimate, licit Antonyms: illegalWebster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedle·galI. \ˈlēgəl sometimes ˈlig-\ adjectiveEtymology: Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin legalis of or relating to law, from leg-, lex law (probably originally meaning a collection) + -alis -al; probably akin to Latin legere to gather, select — more at legend1. a. : according with the Mosaic law b. : of, relating to, or based on the doctrine of salvation through works rather than by grace2. : of or relating to law < may request … an advisory opinion on any legal question — U.N. Charter > < the question of control was a legal one which should not have been submitted to the jury — D.N.Edelstein > < legal textbooks >3. a. : deriving authority from law : founded upon law : de jure < a legal government > < the duly constituted and legal successors of the ancien régime > — compare legitimate, political b. : having a formal status derived from or as if from law often without a basis in actual fact : titular < an artificial legal difference — F.D.Roosevelt > c. : established by law; especially : statutory < the legal test of mental capacity — K.C.Masteller >4. : conforming to or permitted by law or established rules (as of a game) : according to the principles of law : conforming to the procedures and methods prescribed by law < an enterprise which is not only legal for positivists but positively enjoined by their creed — W.P.Alston > < their action was made regular and legal — J.R.Green >— compare constitutional5. : recognized or made effective by a court of law as distinguished from a court of equity : existing or valid in law as distinguished from equity — compare equitable 26. : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the profession of law or of one of its members < a bottle … that some legal friend had sent him — J.G.Cozzens > < stood in legal gravity — Hamlin Garland > < surprised to hear it from a legal gentleman — Ellen Wilkinson >7. a. : created by the constructions of the law < passed her life in a kind of legal childhood — Charles Dickens > < a legal fiction > b. : recognized as such by law < as a legal woman … she could presumably marry — Norman Ober >8. : arising by operation of law as distinguished from that which arises by agreement or act of the parties < a legal hypothec >— compare conventional 1aSynonyms: see lawfulII. noun(-s)1. : a requirement or right established by law; especially : legal reversion2. : a paid advertisement in a newspaper consisting of matter required by law or ordinance to be made public3. or legal investment : a class of securities in which trustees, savings banks, and other investors regulated by law may legally invest

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