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WordBand 4.5–5.5Core (NGSL)
legal
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
noun1 of 2
concerning the law; allowed by law
- “I am unable to answer this question for legal reasons.”Tatoeba
- “You are not in a legal position to demand anything.”Tatoeba
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adjective2 of 2
Relating to the law or to lawyers.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)