Meaning

6 senses
  1. Relating to the law or to lawyers.

    legal profession

    juristisch, rechtlich

    юриди́ческийjuridíčeskij, правово́йpravovój

    юриди́чнийjurydýčnyj, пра́внийprávnyj, правови́йpravovýj

    relating to or characteristic of the profession of law

  2. Having its basis in the law.

    legal precedent

    juristisch, rechtlich

    правоме́рныйpravomérnyj, зако́нныйzakónnyj

    зако́ннийzakónnyj, правомі́рнийpravomírnyj

    having legal efficacy or force

  3. Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.

    legal motion

    legal

    зако́нныйzakónnyj, лега́льныйlegálʹnyj

    зако́ннийzakónnyj, лега́льнийlehálʹnyj

    established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

  4. Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.

    If you have no legal move, but are not in check the game is a draw.

  5. (offensive, slang, sometimes)Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.

  6. (US, colloquial)Permitting the use and/or sale of cannabis; in which cannabis is lawful.

Examples

323 sentences
  1. What Tom is doing isn't legal.

    Те, що робить Том, — незаконно.

    ruТо, что Том делает, незаконно.

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  2. Tom probably doesn't know what he did wasn't legal.

    Том, мабуть, не знає, що те, що він зробив, — незаконно.

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  3. I think that's legal.

    Мені здається, це законно.

    ruДумаю, это законно.

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  4. This isn't legal.

    Це незаконно.

    ruЭто незаконно.

    deDas ist nicht legal.

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  5. How legal is that?

    Наскільки це законно?

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Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
relating to the law or to lawyers:
having its basis in the law:
allowed or prescribed by law:
Русский
By meaning 3
relating to the law or to lawyers:
having its basis in the law:
allowed or prescribed by law:
Deutsch
By meaning 2
relating to the law or to lawyers:
allowed or prescribed by law:

Origin

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Doublet of loyal and lea

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Doublet of loyal and leal.

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