legal

adjective

1. Of or relating to law

   "She has many legal problems."

2. Deriving authority from or founded on law de jure

   "a legal government"

3. Having a formal status derived from law often without a basis in actual fact titular

   "a corporation is a legal but not a real person"

4. Established by law
5. Conforming to or permitted by law or established rules

   "The referee said it was a legal play."

6. Recognized or made effective by a court of law as distinguished from a court of equity
7. Of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the profession of law or of one of its members

   "a bottle … that some legal friend had sent him"

8. Created by the constructions of the law

   "A legal fiction is something assumed in law to be a fact regardless of the truth of that assumption."

noun

1. One that conforms to rules or the law

noun

1. The age at which a person enters into full adult legal rights and responsibilities (as of making contracts or wills)

noun

1. Aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor

noun

1. Lawyer

noun

1. A holiday established by legal authority and marked by restrictions on work and transaction of official business

noun

1. A writing tablet of ruled yellow paper that is usually 8.5 by 14 inches (about 22 by 36 centimeters)

noun

1. The minimum amount of bank deposits or life insurance company assets required by law to be kept as reserves

noun

1. Money that is legally valid for the payment of debts and that must be accepted for that purpose when offered

noun

1. A process to have a court of law settle an argument

   "He plans on taking legal action against the company."