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Definition of Legal
Legal

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.

According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation.

According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses.

Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.

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Legal Quotations

Never forget that everything Hitler did in Germany was legal.
Martin Luther King, Jr.

It is legal because I wish it.
Louis XIV

After the chaos and carnage of September 11th, it is not enough to serve our enemies with legal papers.
George W. Bush

Under current law volunteers who are not working with an official nonprofit organization are not covered by the Volunteer Protection Act. Therefore, there are absolutely no legal protections for the average American who wishes to volunteer.
Jon Porter

Not a problem kid or anything like that so when you're in the legal system like that, it's always hard on a person for the first time to go through some things like that.
Leonard Little

Legal Translations

legal in Dutch is gewettigd, wettelijk, wettig, legaal
legal in Latin is canonicus, forensis
legal in Norwegian is lovlig
legal in Spanish is juridico, legal, judicial
legal in Swedish is laglig, giltiga


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