Meaning of legal | Babel Free

Definitions

1. Relating to the law or to lawyers.
2. statutory
3. Having its basis in the law.
4. lawful
5. Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.
6. legit
7. Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.
8. Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
   informal
9. Permitting the use and/or sale of cannabis; in which cannabis is lawful.
10. Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
    Canada, US
11. Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 13 inches (216 × 330 mm).
    Philippines

Equivalents

Examples

“legal profession”

“According to this saga of intellectual-property misanthropy, these creatures [patent trolls] roam the business world, buying up patents and then using them to demand⟳ extravagant payouts from companies they accuse of infringing them. Often, their victims pay⟳ up rather than face⟳ the costs of a legal battle.”

“legal precedent”

“legal motion”

“In South Africa, it’s still legal to “trophy hunt” the white rhino, which [Anna] Merz and others find⟳ reprehensible.”

“After 50 years, legal segregation is a distant memory, and race⟳ in America is not the unbridgeable chasm it once was. The country has a black president. The sort⟳ of comity that King evoked, in which the descendants of slaves and of slave owners “sit⟳ down together at the table of brotherhood”, can be found in many places, including the Deep South. The rate of marriage between blacks and whites is rising.”

“If you have⟳ no legal move⟳, but are not in check the game is a draw⟳.”

“Programming languages are designed so that each legal program⟳ has exactly one meaning”

“"Is she even legal? Shame on you, diddlin' a girl too young to buy⟳ beer. You being a church deacon and all." If looks could kill⟳, Dale would be dead.”

“"Is she even legal? She looks like⟳ a minor." Elias whispers back, "Of course. I checked her passport. She's 20. What do you take⟳ me for? Be nice. I like⟳ her." I immediately smile⟳ at the girl behind Elias,[…]”

“Whether you're interested in opening a retail marijuana store in a legal state or if you're interested in investing in someone or a company, which is operating in a legal state, there are[…]”

“[Because] marijuana is still a federally illegal drug, using the drug in a child's presence, even in a legal state, could thus be construed as child abuse.”

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