Legal

/ˈliː.ɡəl/

Synonyms for "legal" (263 found)

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Closest matches (53)

acceptable actionable admissible allowable applicable authoritative authorized balanced binding booked cogent competent consistent constitutional

Noun(18 words)

adjective of evidenceadmiraltybusiness structurecarlsbadcivil suitconstitutional adjectiveconstitutional amendmentsconstitutional courtconstitutional crisisconstitutional draftingconstitutional federationconstitutional frameworkconstitutional powerconstitutional provisionconstitutional reformsconstitutional-rule constitutionalscontractual relation

Adjective(21 words)

administrativeage of majorityage thresholdallowed authorizedbinding agreementcivil conflictcivil orderscodified rulesconstitutional checks and balancesconstitutional doctrineconstitutional historyconstitutional law of icelandconstitutional provisionsconstitutional rightconstitutional scholarshipconstitutional settlementconstitutional systemcontractualcontractual clause

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contractual french

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Noun(22 words)

corporate lawyercriminal justice systemcriminal statutescriminal-law conceptdanish contract law compliancedeath cause verdictdrug possession statutedue processdutch civielemployment policy actexcise tax statuteforensic specimenhate crime statutehorsewhipping interrogatoryitalian civileitalian legittimojurisdictional modifierlaw codelaw practice

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lawful ownerlawfully conducted

Adjective(26 words)

criminal lawcriminal law systemcriminal lawseffectualenforceable agreementengrossingevidentiary argumentforensic evidenceformal instrument of lawfrench civilgoverning authority policyitalian civile conceptsjudicial systemjural juridicaljuridical methodjuridical personjuridical systemjurisdictional law-based

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law-related lawfullawful authoritylawful conductlawful contractlawful qualifier

defensible deserved documented down due enrolled entered equitable even evenhanded fairfair and squarefiled fit forensic formal good indexed innocent inscribed

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judicial judiciary juridical just justiciable justifiable justified kosher lawful

Verb(2 words)

established governing

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Noun(40 words)

lawfully executedlawfully obtainedlawfully regulatedlegally mandatedmilitary use of forcemirandamore lawfulmore statutorymost constitutionalmost lawfulnorway law relatedportuguese civilprobateregulatory failureroman citizenroman citizen rightsroman-lawrule of lawrule-of-law standardssentencing

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spanish civilstate formstate law code provisionsstate ordinancestate statutestate statute requirementsstatutory lawstatutory provisionstatutory rulestatutory-ruleswedish law-basedtax statute interpretationstrialtrial courttrial hearingtrial proceedingstrial-record datawritten-lawwritten-law corpuswritten-law framework

lawmaking legislative legit legitimate legitimized level licit logged logical meetmeet and rightmerited minutedof recordofficialon fileon recordon the bookspermissible permitted

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posted proper real recorded registered regular rightright and properrightful sanctionable sanctioned self-consistent solid sound square statutory substantial sufficient true valid warrantable warranted weighty well-founded well-groundedwithin the lawwritten down

Adjective(40 words)

lawyerly legislation-basedlegislative bodylegitimatelegitimate businesslegitimate sellerlegitimate uselibellous litigiousmonetary lawsnational holidaynoncriminalnoncriminal lawnoncriminal provisionpermissible permittedregulatory guidelineregulatory valuationruling policysound

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state law codestate statute provisionsstatutory codestatutory corpusstatutory draftingstatutory dutiesstatutory frameworkstatutory guidelinesstatutory mandatestatutory measurestatutory processstatutory protectionsstatutory requirementsstatutory taxswedish constitutionswedish lag complianceswedish lag regimeswedish legislationterritorial watersvalid individual assessment

Verb(2 words)

legislated recognised

Adverb(1 words)

more civil progress

Determiner(1 words)

most civil progress index

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adjectivedescriptive word

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16 entries

administrative lawage of majorityauthorized actioncase lawclassroom policydrinking agedriving agejurisprudenceofficial sanctionpermission slippermitted activityschool policystatutory lawvalid contractvoting agewritten consent

Collocations

6 entries

legal advicelegal documentslegal obligationlegal processlegal rightlegal system

Inflections

2 entries

more legalmost legal

Derivations

7 entries

illegal illegally legalistic legality legalization legalize legally

Antonyms

1 entries

illegal

similar

13 entries

court-ordered eligible judicial jural juristic lawful legitimate licit ratified sanctioned statutorysub judicevalid

Sample sentences

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Your conduct is perfectly legal.

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It is better for you to act by legal means.

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"The accused" is a legal term.

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The widespread application of administrative guidance is considered to be a uniquely Japanese practice in which bureaucrats exert authority, without any legal backing, telling the private sector what to do and what not to do.

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