ALL meanings of legal
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L l - abbreviation LEGAL lawful 1
- adjective legal concerning the law 1
- adjective legal type of profession 1
- adjective legal in game, by rules 1
- noun legal Of, based on, or concerned with the law. 1
- adjective legal permitted by law; lawful: Such acts are not legal. 1
- adjective legal of or relating to law; connected with the law or its administration: the legal profession. 1
- adjective legal appointed, established, or authorized by law; deriving authority from law. 1
- noun Technical meaning of legal Loosely used to mean "in accordance with all the relevant rules", especially in connection with some set of constraints defined by software. "The older =+ alternate for += is no longer legal syntax in ANSI C." "This parser processes each line of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed." Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played with the environment in which the objective is to maneuver through the thicket of "natural laws" to achieve a desired objective. Their use of "legal" is flavoured as much by this game-playing sense as by the more conventional one having to do with courts and lawyers. Compare language lawyer, legalese. 1
- adjective legal recognized by law rather than by equity. 1
- adjective legal of, relating to, or characteristic of the profession of law or of lawyers: a legal mind. 1
- adjective legal Theology. of or relating to the Mosaic Law. of or relating to the doctrine that salvation is gained by good works rather than through free grace. 1
- noun legal a specialized dictionary covering terms used in the various branches of the legal profession, as civil law, criminal law, and corporate law. A comprehensive legal dictionary adds to its body of standard English entries many words and phrases that have made their way into modern legal practice from law French and Latin and are rarely found in a general English monolingual dictionary. Such a specialized dictionary is useful not only for law students and for attorneys themselves, but for members of the lay public who require legal services. Legal dictionaries published in print follow the normal practice of sorting entry terms alphabetically, while electronic dictionaries, such as the online Dictionary of Law on Dictionary.com, allow direct, immediate access to a search term. 1
- adjective legal Legal is used to describe things that relate to the law. 0
- adjective legal An action or situation that is legal is allowed or required by law. 0
- adjective legal established by or founded upon law; lawful 0
- adjective legal of or relating to law 0
- adjective legal recognized, enforceable, or having a remedy at law rather than in equity 0
- adjective legal relating to or characteristic of the profession of law 0
- adjective legal of, created by, based upon, or authorized by law 0
- adjective legal in conformity with the positive rules of law; permitted by law 0
- adjective legal that can be enforced in a court of law 0
- adjective legal of or applicable to lawyers 0
- adjective legal in terms of the law 0
- adjective legal of the Mosaic law 0
- adjective legal of the doctrine of salvation by good works rather than free grace 0
- noun legal legal list 0
- noun legal (Informal) The legal department of a company. 0
- noun legal (US, Canada) Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm). 0
- adjective legal Relating to the law or to lawyers. 0
- adjective legal Having its basis in the law. 0
- adjective legal Being allowed or prescribed by law. 0
- adjective legal (Informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age. 0