Definition: 1. Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules. 2. Of or relating to jurisprudence. 3. Having legal efficacy or force. 4. Relating to or characteristic of the profession of law. 5. Allowed by official rules.
Use 'legal' in a sentence:
1. The company was almost bankrupted by legal costs.
2. She started out on her legal career in 1987.
3. You want to avoid costly legal proceedings if you can.
4. What I did was perfectly legal.
5. They decided against taking legal action.
6. The letter was a bald statement of our legal position.
7. Its products met all legal requirements.
8. Destiny's legal guardian was her grandmother.
9. Many Americans think their legal system has gone haywire.
10. They will act as my legal advisers if need be.
11. They were ensnared in a legal nightmare.
12. The earlier verdict was overturned on a legal technicality.
13. The legal definition of "know" often presumes mental control.
14. Have you read the chapter on the legal system?
15. Their legal rights are virtually nil.
16. He had to mortgage his house to pay his legal costs.
17. Legal costs had eaten up all the savings she had.
18. Banning cigarette advertising would be unconstitutional, since selling cigarettes is legal.
19. She produces legal documents for a downtown Seattle law firm.
20. I had to plough through dozens of legal documents.
21. Their legal challenge was unsuccessful.
22. He's always using fancy legal words.
23. Stronger legal safeguards are needed to protect the consumer.
24. They have threatened us with legal action.
25. Your only recourse is legal action.
26. We'll look at the problem from a strictly legal point of view.
27. Should euthanasia be made legal?
28. The contract has no legal standing.
29. He is considering taking legal action against the hospital.
30. They were travelling at a speed that was double the legal limit.
31. She finally won the legal battle for compensation.
32. The article was spiked for fear of legal action against the newspaper.
33. The judge's decision became a legal talking point.
34. Can you help me translate this legal jargon into plain English?
35. The amount of alcohol in his blood was triple the legal maximum.
36. Griffith's expertise is in writing legal briefs.
37. The party was denied legal status.
38. He vowed to take legal action.
39. In the end, his brilliant legal footwork paid off.
40. There are no analogies with any previous legal cases.
41. He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs.
42. Legal action is being taken to recover the money.
43. We provide all types of information, with an emphasis on legal advice.
44. Holding copyright provides the only legal remedy against unauthorized copying.
45. The cost of obtaining legal advice needs to be balanced against its benefits.
46. to free sb, especially from legal, political or social restrictions.
47. Their legal system parallels our own.
48. Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected.
49. It is interesting to contrast the British legal system with the American one.
