legal
♦♦ le|gal /l'iːgəl/
1 [ADJ] ADJ n
Legal is used to describe things that relate to the law.
He vowed to take legal action.
...the British legal system...
I sought legal advice on this.
● legally [ADV] ADV with v, ADV adj, ADV with cl
There are reasons to doubt that a second trial is morally, legally or politically justified...
It could be a bit problematic, legally speaking.
2 [ADJ]
An action or situation that is legal is allowed or required by law.
What I did was perfectly legal.
...drivers who have more than the legal limit of alcohol.
≠ illegalle|gal aid
[N-UNCOUNT]
Legal aid is money given by the government or another organization to people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer.le|gal ten|der
[N-UNCOUNT]
Legal tender is money, especially a particular coin or banknote, which is officially part of a country's currency at a particular time.
1 [ADJ] ADJ n
Legal is used to describe things that relate to the law.
He vowed to take legal action.
...the British legal system...
I sought legal advice on this.
● legally [ADV] ADV with v, ADV adj, ADV with cl
There are reasons to doubt that a second trial is morally, legally or politically justified...
It could be a bit problematic, legally speaking.
2 [ADJ]
An action or situation that is legal is allowed or required by law.
What I did was perfectly legal.
...drivers who have more than the legal limit of alcohol.
≠ illegalle|gal aid
[N-UNCOUNT]
Legal aid is money given by the government or another organization to people who cannot afford to pay for a lawyer.le|gal ten|der
[N-UNCOUNT]
Legal tender is money, especially a particular coin or banknote, which is officially part of a country's currency at a particular time.