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legal
adjective
allowed by official rules
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Word Facts
- Word length
- 5
- Starts with
- L
- Ends with
- L
- Contains
- EGA
- Scrabble score
- 6
- Database source
- OEWN 2025 Core
How it sounds
Pronunciation
ˈliː.ɡəl
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Meaning
Definitions
adjective
allowed by official rules
“a legal pass receiver”
adjective
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
adjective
having legal efficacy or force
“a sound title to the property”
adjective
of or relating to jurisprudence
“legal loophole”
adjective
relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
“the legal profession”
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Example Sentences
a legal pass receiver
a sound title to the property
legal loophole
the legal profession
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