legal

From Wiktionary

legal is part of the Academic Word List. It is important for students in college and university.

[change] Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA: /liːɡl/
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[change] Adjective

Positive legal

Comparative more legal

Superlative most legal

1. If an activity is legal it does not break any laws.

   In Canada, it is perfectly legal for a woman to walk down the street with no shirt on.

2. (usually before the noun) A legal problem, action, fee, etc. is related to the law or lawyers.

   After losing the court case, he had to pay over $30,000 in legal charges.

   The government brought legal action against three cigarette makers.

[change] Antonyms

• illegal