legal

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA ^(key): /liːɡl/

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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 a 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 fees.

   The government brought legal action against three cigarette makers.

Related words

• legalise
• legalize

Antonyms

• illegal