legal

(lē'gəl)
adj.

1. Of, relating to, or concerned with law: legal papers.
2. 1. Authorized by or based on law: a legal right.
   2. Established by law; statutory: the legal owner.
3. In conformity with or permitted by law: legal business operations.
4. Recognized or enforced by law rather than by equity.
5. In terms of or created by the law: a legal offense.
6. Applicable to or characteristic of attorneys or their profession.

n.

1. One that is in accord with certain rules or laws.
2. legals Investments that may be legally made by fiduciaries and certain institutions, such as savings banks and insurance companies. Also called legal list.

[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lēgālis, from lēx, lēg-, law.]

legally le'gal·ly adv.

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securities selected by a state agency, usually a banking department, as permissible holdings of mutual savings banks, pension funds, insurance companies, and other Fiduciary institutions. To protect the money that individuals place in such institutions, only high quality debt and equity securities are generally included. As an alternative to the legal list, some states apply the prudent man rule.

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adjective

Within, allowed by, or sanctioned by the law: innocent, lawful, legitimate, licit. Slang legit. See law.

adj

Definition: allowable, permissible
Antonyms: criminal, illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrong

Loosely used to mean ‘in accordance with all the relevant rules’, esp. in connection with some set of constraints defined by software. “The older =+ alternate for += is no longer legal syntax in ANSI C.” “This parser processes each line of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed.” Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played with the environment in which the objective is to maneuver through the thicket of ‘natural laws’ to achieve a desired objective. Their use of legal is flavored as much by this game-playing sense as by the more conventional one having to do with courts and lawyers. Compare language lawyer, legalese.

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Conforming to the law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden by law.

The term legal is often used by the courts in reference to an inference of the law formulated as a matter of construction, rather than established by actual proof, such as legal malice.

A selection of eligible companies and investments, determined by local state governments, for institutions such as insurance companies and pension plans.

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noun
noun, Brit, mainly taxi-drivers'

(A passenger who pays) the exact fare without any tip. (1923 —) .
H. Hodge Some 'legals' are simply mean, and give excuses instead of a tip (1939).

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Proper under the law.

• l. consent — a consent agreement signed by the owner or custodian, consent being to surgery, euthanasia, autopsy, or raising of fees. To be legal, the document needs to be dated, have an accurate description of the animal, an exact description of what is being agreed to, and must not deny the owner the right to proceed in litigation about the matter.
• l. evidence — anything properly submitted to a court that will enable it to make a proper judgment on a matter before it.
• l. medicine — see forensic veterinary medicine.

adj

1. in compliance with the law. 2. not forbidden by law.

For a list of words related to legal, see:

• Customs, Formalities, and Practices - legal: (adj) conforming to rules of law; related to practice of law

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Dansk (Danish)
adj. - lovlig, lovbestemt, lovbefalet, lovfæstet, fastsat i loven, lovpligtig, retlig, rets-, juridisk
n. - juridisk person

idioms:

• legal action    gå rettens vej, gå til domstolene
• legal aid    retshjælp
• legal assistance    juridisk bistand
• legal fiction    juridisk fiktion
• legal proceedings    retsforfølgning, retslig tiltale, retslig handling, proces
• legal separation    separation, skilsmisse
• legal tender    lovligt betalingsmiddel
• take legal advice    søge juridisk bistand, rådspørge sin advokat

Nederlands (Dutch)
wettelijk, legaal, wettisch, juridisch, rechtelijk

Français (French)
adj. - juridique, légal, judiciaire, légitime
n. - personne morale, étranger en situation légale

idioms:

• legal action    poursuite judiciaire
• legal aid    aide juridique
• legal assistance    assistance judiciaire
• legal fiction    fiction légale
• legal proceedings    poursuites judiciaires, procès
• legal separation    séparation légale
• legal tender    (Fin) monnaie légale
• take legal advice    consulter un juriste/un avocat

Deutsch (German)
adj. - legal, gesetzlich, rechtlich, juristisch, Rechts-, gerichtlich
n. - jmd. der sich an das Gesetz hält

idioms:

• legal action    gerichtliche Verfolgung, rechtliche Maßnahmen
• legal aid    Prozeßkostenhilfe
• legal assistance    Rechtshilfe, Rechtsbeistand
• legal fiction    juristische Fiktion
• legal proceedings    Gerichtsverfahren
• legal separation    gerichtliche Trennung, Ehetrennung
• legal tender    gesetzliches Zahlungsmittel
• take legal advice    sich juristisch beraten lassen

Ελληνική (Greek)
adj. - νόμιμος, θεμιτός, σύννομος, νομικός
n. - νόμιμη επένδυση

idioms:

• legal action    νομική ενέργεια
• legal aid    (νομ.) κρατική οικονομική ενίσχυση για αντιμετώπιση δικαστικών εξόδων
• legal assistance    (νομ.) κρατική οικονομική ενίσχυση για αντιμετώπιση δικαστικών εξόδων
• legal fiction    πλάσμα δικαίου
• legal proceedings    δικαστική δίωξη
• legal separation    διαζύγιο
• legal tender    (οικον.) επίσημο νόμισμα
• take legal advice    συμβουλεύομαι δικηγόρο

Italiano (Italian)
legale, giuridico

idioms:

• legal aid    consulenza legale
• legal fiction    finzione legale
• legal proceedings    procedura legale
• legal separation    separazione legale
• legal tender    corso legale

Português (Portuguese)
adj. - legal, jurídico, legítimo

idioms:

• legal fiction    ficção legal
• legal proceedings    processo (m) jurídico
• legal separation    separação (f) jurídica
• legal tender    dinheiro (m) de curso legal

Русский (Russian)
правовой, законный, судебный

idioms:

• legal aid    бесплатная юридическая помощь неимущим
• legal fiction    вымышленное лицо в судебном процессе
• legal proceedings    судебный процесс
• legal separation    раздельное жительство супругов по решению суда
• legal tender    законное платежное средство

Español (Spanish)
adj. - legal, legítimo, lícito, jurídico
n. - persona protegida por ley, alguien que actúa legalmente, ciudadano legal, inmigrante legal, extranjero legal

idioms:

• legal action    acción judicial, proceso penal
• legal aid    asistencia letrada, abogacía de pobres, beneficio de pobreza, privilegio de pobreza
• legal assistance    asistencia jurídica
• legal fiction    ficción legal
• legal proceedings    acto jurídico
• legal separation    separación legal, separación matrimonial
• legal tender    moneda de curso legal
• take legal advice    proveerse de asesoría jurídica

Svenska (Swedish)
adj. - laglig, laga, lag-, lagenlig, rättslig, juridisk, formell, beroende på gärningarna
n. - förberedelse, planering

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
法律的, 合法的, 法定的, 法定权利, 法律公告

idioms:

• legal action    法律诉讼
• legal aid    法律援助
• legal assistance    辩护律师的帮助, 法律后援
• legal fiction    法律拟制, 法律上的拟制
• legal proceedings    法定程序, 法律诉讼
• legal separation    合法分居
• legal tender    法定货币, 法币
• take legal advice    征求律师的意见

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adj. - 法律的, 合法的, 法定的
n. - 法定權利, 法律公告

idioms:

• legal action    法律訴訟
• legal aid    法律援助
• legal assistance    辯護律師的幫助, 法律後援
• legal fiction    法律擬制, 法律上的擬制
• legal proceedings    法定程序, 法律訴訟
• legal separation    合法分居
• legal tender    法定貨幣, 法幣
• take legal advice    徵求律師的意見

한국어 (Korean)
adj. - 법률의, 정당한, 법률이 요구하는, 변호사의
n. - 변호사, 법률가

idioms:

• take legal advice    법적 상담을 하다

日本語 (Japanese)
adj. - 法律上の, 合法の, 法定の

idioms:

• legal action    訴訟
• legal aid    法律扶助
• legal assistance    法的補助
• legal fiction    法的擬制
• legal proceedings    訴訟手続き
• legal separation    裁判上の別居
• legal tender    法貨
• take legal advice    弁護士に相談する

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(صفه) قانوني, متعلق بالقانون, شرعي مطابق للقانون أو جائز شرعا, حقوقي ذو علاقه بمهنه المحاماة (الاسم) دعوى, محاكمه‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adj. - ‮חוקי, משפטי, מותר, לגלי‬
n. - ‮אדם הפועל באופן חוקי, אדם שהחוק מגן על מעמדו, חיה או דג שמותר לצודם, דיפלומט מרגל‬

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