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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
EG
Scrabble score
6
CEFR level
B1

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ˈliː.ɡəl

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Meaning

Definitions

adjective

  1. Allowed by official rules

    “A legal pass receiver”

adjective

  1. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

adjective

  1. Having legal efficacy or force

    “A sound title to the property”

adjective

  1. Of or relating to jurisprudence

    “Legal loophole”

adjective

  1. 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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