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le·gal

 (lē′gəl)
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or concerned with law: legal papers.
2.
a. Established or recognized by law: a legal right.
b. Authorized by law: the legal owner.
c. Established legally other than by statute, as by a judicial opinion: a legal authority.
3. In conformity with or permitted by law: legal business operations.
4. Recognized or enforced by law rather than by equity.
5. In terms of or created by the law: a legal offense.
6. Applicable to or characteristic of attorneys or their profession.
7. Acceptable or allowable under official rules: a legal forward pass.
n.
1. Slang
a. A person who is legally authorized to live and work in a country.
b. A person or department providing legal assistance.
2. A legal notice, especially an advertisement.
[Middle English, from Old French, from Latin lēgālis, from lēx, lēg-, law; see leg- in Indo-European roots.]
le′gal·ly adv.
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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Adv.1.legally - by law; conforming to the law; "we are lawfully wedded now"
de jure, lawfully
2.legally - in a legal manner; "he acted legally"
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Translations
قانونيّا
legálně
juridisktlovligt
löglega
legálne
zakonito
kanunenyasal olarak

legally

[ˈliːgəlɪ] ADV
1. (= from a legal point of view) [obliged, required] → por ley; [entitled] → legalmente, según la ley
legally, the whole issue is a nightmare → desde el punto de vista legal, toda esa cuestión es una pesadilla
this contract is legally binding → el contrato vincula jurídicamente, el contrato implica obligatoriedad jurídica
to be legally responsible for sth/sb → ser legalmente responsable or el/la responsable legal de algo/algn
2. (= lawfully) → legalmente
their wealth was legally acquired → consiguieron su riqueza por medios legales or legalmente
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

legally

[ˈliːgəli] adv
[act, marry] → légalement
(in the eyes of the law) [responsible, liable] → juridiquement, légalement; [enforceable] → juridiquement
These standards need to be legally enforceable → Ces normes doivent être juridiquement applicables.
legally binding → juridiquement contraignant(e)
to be legally entitled to do sth → être légalement autorisé à faire qch
(by lawyers) to be legally represented (during trial) → être représenté par un avocatlegal offence n → infraction f à la loilegal opinion n → avis m juridiquelegal proceedings npl → poursuites fpl
to start legal proceedings against sb → entamer des poursuites contre qnlegal profession n
the legal profession (= lawyers) → les juristes mfpllegal system n → système m juridiquelegal tender n
to be legal tender → avoir cours légal
Those coins are no longer legal tender → Ces pièces n'ont plus cours légal.
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

legally

adv (= lawfully) transacted, acquire, trade → legal; married → rechtmäßig; guaranteed, obliged, set down → gesetzlich; (= relating to the law) advise → juristisch; indefensible → rechtlich; what’s the position legally? → wie ist die Lage rechtlich gesehen?; legally, there was no objection → rechtlich or juristisch (gesehen) gab es keine Einwände; legally speaking → vom rechtlichen Standpunkt aus, juristisch gesehen; it’s wrong — legally or morally? → es ist nicht richtig — aus rechtlicher oder moralischer Sicht?; legally responsible → vor dem Gesetz verantwortlich; to be legally entitled to something → einen Rechtsanspruch auf etw (acc) → haben; legally binding → rechtsverbindlich; legally, he can only stay for 3 months → legal(erweise) kann er nur 3 Monate bleiben; legally valid → rechtsgültig; this herbicide can still be legally sold → dieses Herbizid kann immer noch legal gehandelt werden
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

legally

[ˈliːgəlɪ] adv → legalmente
to be legally binding → essere (legalmente) vincolante
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

legal

(ˈliːgəl) adjective
1. lawful; allowed by the law. Is it legal to bring gold watches into the country?; a legal contract.
2. concerned with or used in the law. the legal profession.
ˈlegally adverb
leˈgality (-ˈgӕ-) noun
ˈlegalize, ˈlegalise verb
to make legal or lawful.
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