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Quality-approved learning entryAdjectiveLevel B2

legal

allowed by law and not prohibited by legal rules

IPA/leˈɡaːl/

Primary stress falls on gal.

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Meaning 1neutral · 92%

allowed by law and not prohibited by legal rules

Natural examples

Ist die Nutzung dieses Dienstes in deinem Land legal?

Das Unternehmen sucht eine legale Lösung für die Datenübertragung.

Der Verkauf ist legal, solange alle Vorschriften eingehalten werden.

Usage note

Legal answers the question whether something is permitted by law. Legitim can instead mean justified or socially acceptable even when legality is not the issue.

Mini-lesson: Legal is about law

Use legal when the key question is permission under law; do not confuse it with legitim, which can mean justified.

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What does legal mean?

Form and grammar

Base form: legal
Comparative: —
Superlative: —
Comparison: not applicable
Gradable: No
Before a noun: Yes
After a linking verb: Yes
adverbial: Yes
Opposite: illegal

Means permitted by law. It normally describes a legal status rather than a degree, so comparison is uncommon.

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