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From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) : [ foldoc ]


  legal
       
          Loosely used to mean "in accordance with all the relevant
          rules", especially in connection with some set of constraints
          defined by software.  "The older =+ alternate for += is no
          longer legal syntax in ANSI C."  "This parser processes each
          line of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed."
          Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played with
          the environment in which the objective is to maneuver through
          the thicket of "natural laws" to achieve a desired objective.
          Their use of "legal" is flavoured as much by this game-playing
          sense as by the more conventional one having to do with courts
          and lawyers.  Compare language lawyer, legalese.
       
          [{Jargon File]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Legal \Le"gal\ (l[=e]"gal), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law;
     prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed),
     and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. l['e]gal. Cf. Lie to
     be prostrate, Loyal, Leal.]
     1. Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating
        to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test;
        a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything
        is legal which the laws do not forbid.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     2. (Theol.)
        (a) According to the law of works, as distinguished from
            free grace; or resting on works for salvation.
        (b) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in
            accordance with the law of Moses.
            [1913 Webster]
  
     3. (Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from
        the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
        --Bouvier. --Burrill.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Legal cap. See under Cap.
  
     Legal tender.
        (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract
            or satisfaction of a claim that which the law
            prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as
            the law prescribes or permits.
        (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a
            debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive.
            It differs in different countries.
  
     Syn: Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized.
          See Lawful.
          [1913 Webster]

From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) : [ jargon ]


  legal adj. Loosely used to mean `in accordance with all the relevant
     rules', esp. in connection with some set of constraints defined by
     software. "The older =+ alternate for += is no longer legal syntax in
     ANSI C." "This parser processes each line of legal input the moment it
     sees the trailing linefeed." Hackers often model their work as a sort of
     game played with the environment in which the objective is to maneuver
     through the thicket of `natural laws' to achieve a desired objective.
     Their use of `legal' is flavored as much by this game-playing sense as
     by the more conventional one having to do with courts and lawyers.
     Compare language lawyer, legalese.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Legal \Le"gal\ (l[=e]"gal), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law;
     prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed),
     and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. l['e]gal. Cf. Lie to
     be prostrate, Loyal, Leal.]
     1. Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating
        to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test;
        a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything
        is legal which the laws do not forbid.
  
     2. (Theol.)
        (a) According to the law of works, as distinguished from
            free grace; or resting on works for salvation.
        (b) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in
            accordance with the law of Moses.
  
     3. (Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from
        the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
        --Bouvier. --Burrill.
  
     Legal cap. See under Cap.
  
     Legal tender.
        (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract
            or satisfaction of a claim that which the law
            prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as
            the law prescribes or permits.
        (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a
            debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive.
            It differs in different countries.
  
     Syn: Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized.
          See Lawful.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  legal
       adj 1: established by or founded upon law or official or accepted
              rules [ant: illegal]
       2: of or relating to jurisprudence; "legal loophole"
       3: having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the
          property" [syn: sound]
       4: relating to or characteristic of the profession of law; "the
          legal profession"
       5: allowed by official rules; "a legal pass receiver"

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     Αγγλικά a.
     θεμιτός

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     Catalan a.
     (l en legal)
     Chavacano a.
     (l en legal)
     Galician a.
     (l en legal) (gloss: having its basis in the law)
     Indonesian a.
     (l en legal), allowed or prescribed by law.
     Romanian a.
     (l en legal), lawful
     Swedish a.
     (l en legal)
     Turkish a.
     #English (being allowed or prescribed by law)

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Legal
     n.
     (place en town p/Alberta c/Canada)

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     a.
     Relating to the law or to lawyers.
     n.
     1 (lb en uncountable informal) The legal department of a company.
     2 (lb en uncountable US Canada) paper in sheets 8½ inch × 14 in
  (215.9 millimetre × 355.6 mm).
     3 (lb en countable) A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed
  by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
     4 (lb en countable informal US) Somebody who immigrated lawfully.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Legal
     n.
     (place en town p/Alberta c/Canada)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     Catalan a.
     (l en legal)
     Danish a.
     1 (l en legal) (something that conforms to or is according to law)
     2 legitimate (conforming to accepted rules)
     German a.
     #English
     Romanian a.
     (l en legal), lawful
     Swedish a.
     (l en legal)

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Legal
     n.
     (place en town p/Alberta c/Canada)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     Catalan a.
     (l en legal)
     Danish a.
     1 (l en legal) (something that conforms to or is according to law)
     2 legitimate (conforming to accepted rules)
     German a.
     #English
     Spanish a.
     1 (l en legal), statutory
     2 lawful
     3 (lb es colloquial) legit
     Turkish a.
     #English (being allowed or prescribed by law)

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Legal
     n.
     (place en town p/Alberta c/Canada)

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     Espanja a.
     1 laillinen, lainmukainen
     2 oikeudellinen
     Romania a.
     laillinen, laki-, oikeus-

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     Engelska a.
     1 laglig, #Svenska
     2 rättslig, juridisk
     Portugisiska a.
     1 laglig
     2 ''(slang)'' kul
     Tyska a.
     #Svenska, laglig, lagenlig

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  legal
     a.
     laglig

From Danish-English FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.3.1 : [ freedict:dan-eng ]


  legal /lʔeɡˈal/
  legal

From Deutsch-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2020.10.04 : [ freedict:deu-bul ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  легален
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  legal /leːɡˈɑːl/ 
   [jur.] lawful , legal , rightful 
     Synonym: rechtmäßig

From German - English Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:deu-eng ]


  legal /leːɡˈɑːl/ 
  lawfully , legally 
     Synonyms: rechtmäßig, auf legale Weise

From Deutsch-suomi FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fin ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  laillinen
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From Deutsch-français FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-fra ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  légal, légale
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From Deutsch-Bahasa Indonesia FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-ind ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  legal
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From Deutsch-język polski FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-pol ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  legalny
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From Deutsch-Русский FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-rus ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  легальный
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From Deutsch-español FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-spa ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  legal
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From Deutsch-Svenska FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:deu-swe ]


  legal /leˈɡaːl/ 
  laglig, legal
  die Legalität betreffend; vom Gesetz erlaubt, dem Gesetze entsprechend

From German-Turkish Ferheng/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.2 : [ freedict:deu-tur ]


  legal /leːɡˈɑːl/
  yasal

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Legal /lˈiːɡəl/
  قانوني

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  legal //ˈliɡəl// //ˈliː.ɡəl// 
  1. зако́нен, лега́лен
  allowed or prescribed by law
  2. зако́нов
  having its basis in the law
  3. пра́вен, юриди́чески
  relating to the law or to lawyers