legal
The legal department of a company or organizationThe legal department of a company or organization.
Meaning
5 senses(informal, uncountable)The legal department of a company or organization.
Legal wants this in writing.
(countable)A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
(US, countable, informal)One who immigrated lawfully.
(Canada, US, uncountable)Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
(Philippines, countable, uncountable)Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 13 inches (216 × 330 mm).
Examples
323 sentencesWhat Tom is doing isn't legal.
Те, що робить Том, — незаконно. — deniko
ruТо, что Том делает, незаконно. — marafon
Tom probably doesn't know what he did wasn't legal.
Том, мабуть, не знає, що те, що він зробив, — незаконно. — deniko
I think that's legal.
Мені здається, це законно. — deniko
ruДумаю, это законно. — marafon
This isn't legal.
Це незаконно. — deniko
ruЭто незаконно. — odexed
deDas ist nicht legal. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
How legal is that?
Наскільки це законно? — deniko
Origin
Learned borrowing from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Doublet of loyal and leaLearned borrowing from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Doublet of loyal and leal.
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Forms
plural: legalsSynonyms
3 synonymsAntonyms
2 antonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable
Collocations
4 patterns- perfectly legal
- doing wasn't legal
- legal advice
- isn't legal to