adj
legal
LEE-guhl
adj
1
Relating to the law.
"She sought legal advice before signing the contract."
2
Allowed or required by law.
"It became legal to drive at eighteen in most states."
"Cannabis is now legal for recreational use in several countries."
noun
1
The legal department of a company.
"Send the contract to legal before you sign anything."
How to Use Legal
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishAnything to do with law, or specifically permitted under the law.
Easily confused with
Common pairings
legal advice
legal action
go legal
Word Forms
more legal comparative, legals plural, most legal superlative
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Etymology
A learned borrowing from Latin lēgālis, from lēx, "law" — a doublet of "loyal," which came into English through French instead.