| Main Entry: |
legal |
| Part of Speech: |
adjective |
| Definition: |
allowable, permissible |
Synonyms: |
acknowledged, allowed, authorized, card-carrying, chartered,
clean*, condign, constitutional, contractual, decreed,
due,
enforced, enforcible, enjoined,
fair, forensic,
granted,
innocent, judged, judicial, juridical,
just, justifiable, justified, lawful, legalized,
legit,
legitimate, licit, on the level, on the up and up, ordained, passed, precedented, prescribed,
proper,
protected,
right, rightful, sanctioned,
sound, statutory,
straight, sure enough,
valid,
warranted, within the law
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| Notes: |
lawful means allowed by law while legal means of or relating to or concerned with law |
Antonyms: |
illegal, illegitimate, illicit, unlawful, wrong
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* = informal/non-formal usage
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