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legal

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of legal

1 permitted by law

the congressman's fund-raising efforts, though arguably unethical, were determined to be legal

Synonyms of legal

lawful, legit [slang], legitimate, licit

Words Related to legal

allowable, authorized, noncriminal, permissible

justifiable, warrantable

de jure, regulation, statutory

good, innocent, just, proper, right

Near Antonyms of legal

bad, corrupt, evil, immoral, iniquitous, reprobate, sinful, wicked, wrong

banned, criminal, forbidden, guilty, impermissible, outlawed, prohibited, unauthorized, unjust

under-the-counter, under-the-table

nonconstitutional, unconstitutional

Antonyms of legal

illegal, illegitimate, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful

2 following or according to the rules

the referee declared it a legal play

Synonyms of legal

clean, fair, sportsmanlike, sportsmanly

Words Related to legal

just, law-abiding

ethical, moral, principled, scrupulous

honorable, irreproachable, unimpeachable

Near Antonyms of legal

immoral, unethical, unprincipled, unrighteous, unscrupulous, vicious, wrong

Antonyms of legal

dirty, foul, nasty, unfair, unsportsmanlike

Synonym Discussion of legal

lawful, legal, legitimate, licit mean being in accordance with law. lawful may apply to conformity with law of any sort (such as natural, divine, common, or canon).

- the lawful sovereign

legal applies to what is sanctioned by law or in conformity with the law, especially as it is written or administered by the courts.

- legal residents of the state

legitimate may apply to a legal right or status but also, in extended use, to a right or status supported by tradition, custom, or accepted standards.

- a perfectly legitimate question about taxes

licit applies to a strict conformity to the provisions of the law and applies especially to what is regulated by law.

- the licit use of drugs by doctors

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