legal
adjective
1. established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
Similar word(s): lawful, judicial, jural, juristic, lawful, legitimate, licit, ratified, sanctioned, statutory, legitimate
2. of or relating to jurisprudence
- legal loophole
3. having legal efficacy or force
Similar word(s): valid, effectual, sound
4. relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
- the legal profession
5. allowed by official rules
- a legal pass receiver
Similar word(s): eligible
Sentences with legal as an adjective:
- legal profession
- legal precedent
- legal motion
noun
1. (US, Canada) Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).