亚洲网紅露点

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legal

[ lee-guhl ]

  1. permitted by law; lawful:

    Such acts are not legal.

  2. of or relating to law; connected with the law or its administration:

    the legal profession.

  3. appointed, established, or authorized by law; deriving authority from law.

    Synonyms: , ,

  4. recognized by law rather than by equity.
  5. of, relating to, or characteristic of the profession of law or of lawyers:

    a legal mind.

  6. Theology.
    1. of or relating to the Mosaic Law.
    2. of or relating to the doctrine that salvation is gained by good works rather than through free grace.


  1. a person who acts in a legal manner or with legal authority.
  2. Usually legals. a foreigner who has entered or resides in a country legally.
  3. a person whose status is protected by law.
  4. a fish or game animal, within specified size or weight limitations, that the law allows to be caught and kept during an appropriate season.
  5. a foreigner who conducts espionage against a host country while working there in a legitimate capacity, often in the diplomatic service.
  6. legals, authorized investments that may be made by fiduciaries, as savings banks or trustees.

legal

/ 藞濒颈藧伞蓹濒 /

  1. established by or founded upon law; lawful
  2. of or relating to law
  3. recognized, enforceable, or having a remedy at law rather than in equity
  4. relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
鈥淐ollins English Dictionary 鈥 Complete & Unabridged鈥 2012 Digital Edition 漏 William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 漏 HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • 藞濒别驳补濒濒测, adverb
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Other 亚洲网紅露点 Forms

  • 濒别顎僩补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 辫辞蝉迟路濒别顎僩补濒 adjective
  • 辫谤别路濒别顎僩补濒 adjective
  • 辫蝉别耻顎卍辞路濒别顎僩补濒 adjective
  • 辩耻补顎却颈-濒别顎僩补濒 adjective
  • qua顎卻i-濒别顎僩补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍路濒别顎僩补濒 adjective
  • un路濒别顎僩补濒路濒测 adverb
  • 耻苍路濒别顎僩补濒路ness noun
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of legal1

First recorded in 1490鈥1500; from Latin 濒脓驳腻濒颈蝉 鈥渙f the law,鈥 equivalent to 濒脓驳- (stem of 濒脓虫 ) 鈥渓aw鈥 + -腻濒颈蝉 adjective suffix; -al 1
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亚洲网紅露点 History and Origins

Origin of legal1

C16: from Latin 濒脓驳腻濒颈蝉, from 濒脓虫 law
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Example Sentences

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But the administration is already running into legal roadblocks as it seeks to penalize sanctuary cities.

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"We will seek out the truth," she said, adding she would not hesitate to use her legal powers "to the fullest extent necessary to compel the production of evidence where it's not provided".

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"It is another attempt to politicise and abuse the legal process in order to persecute Israel," he said.

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A union has threatened legal action against Stagecoach after it cancelled bus drivers' holiday dates during planned strikes.

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On 16 April the Supreme Court ruled the legal definition of a woman is based on biological sex, a ruling Sir Keir Starmer has said he agrees with.

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