What does “legal” mean?
- 1
adjectiveallowed by the law
Is it legal to park here at night?
- 2
adjectiveconnected with the law
She needs legal advice about the divorce.
Legal at a glance
- Part of speech
- adjective
- CEFR level
- B1 (intermediate)
- Pronunciation
- /ˈliɡəl/ · LEE-gul
How to use “legal” correctly
The opposite is “illegal”, not “unlegal”.
Common phrases with “legal”
- legal advice
- legal system
- take legal action
- perfectly legal
Synonyms, opposites and related words
Synonyms (similar meaning)
- lawful
- legitimate
Antonyms (opposite meaning)
- illegal
Word family
- legally
- illegal
- legalize
- legality
“legal” is on these word lists
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