Meaning

2 senses
  1. As permitted by law; not contrary to law.

    You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you.

    legal

    зако́нноzakónno, лега́льноlegálʹno

    by law; conforming to the law

  2. From a legal perspective.

    Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside.

    in a legal manner

Examples

92 sentences
  1. She has legally divorced her husband.

    Вона офіційно розлучилася з чоловіком.

    deSie hat sich von ihrem Mann formell scheiden lassen.

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  2. Tom is legally dead.

    З точки зору закону, Том - мертвий.

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  3. It isn't legally binding.

    Це не має обов'язкової юридичної сили.

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  4. It's not legally binding.

    Це не має обов'язкової юридичної сили.

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  5. I'm having my name legally changed.

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Translations

7 languages
Русский
By meaning 1
as permitted by law:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
as permitted by law:

Origin

From legal + -ly. Piecewise doublet of leally and loyally.

From legal + -ly. Piecewise doublet of leally and loyally.

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Forms

more legally, most legally
Comparativemore legally Lesson
Superlativemost legally

regular

Synonyms

12 synonyms

Word family

3 related words

Collocations

4 patterns
  • legally blind
  • couldn't legally do
  • couldn't legally
  • legally do that

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
legally — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto