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legal
adjective
allowed
by
the
law
;
not
against
the
law
β’
It
is
perfectly
legal
to
park
on
this
street
after
6
p
.
m
.
It
is
perfectly
legal
to
park
on
this
street
after
6
p
.
m
.
β’
She
checked
online
to
make
sure
her
business
idea
was
legal
before
launching
it
.
She
checked
online
to
make
sure
her
business
idea
was
legal
before
launching
it
.
Middle
English
,
from
Latin
lΔgΔlis
β
relating
to
the
law
β,
from
lΔx
β
law
β.
noun
US
paper
size
measuring
8Β½
Γ
14
inches
,
used
for
official
documents
β’
Please
print
the
contracts
on
legal
to
leave
extra
space
for
signatures
.
Please
print
the
contracts
on
legal
to
leave
extra
space
for
signatures
.
β’
We
ran
out
of
legal
,
so
we
switched
to
letter-size
paper
.
We
ran
out
of
legal
,
so
we
switched
to
letter-size
paper
.
Named
after
its
traditional
use
for
legal
documents
in
the
United
States
.
adjective
connected
with
the
study
or
profession
of
law
β’
He
went
to
a
solicitor
to
get
legal
advice
about
the
contract
.
He
went
to
a
solicitor
to
get
legal
advice
about
the
contract
.
β’
The
company
hired
extra
staff
to
handle
its
growing
legal
workload
.
The
company
hired
extra
staff
to
handle
its
growing
legal
workload
.
Same
origin
as
sense
1
,
with
extended
professional
meaning
developing
in
the
18th
century
.
adjective
permitted
by
the
official
rules
of
a
sport
or
game
β’
The
umpire
decided
the
serve
was
legal
,
so
the
point
stood
.
The
umpire
decided
the
serve
was
legal
,
so
the
point
stood
.
β’
Is
that
kind
of
slide
tackle
legal
in
football
?
Is
that
kind
of
slide
tackle
legal
in
football
?
Transferred
from
general
meaning
β
lawful
β
to
sports
sense
in
the
late
19th
century
.
legacy
noun
-
legacy
,
legacies
money
,
property
,
or
other
personal
assets
that
someone
leaves
to
another
person
in
a
will
β’
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
Maria
learned
that
she
had
been
left
a
legacy
of
a
small
cottage
in
the
countryside
.
After
her
grandmother
passed
away
,
Maria
learned
that
she
had
been
left
a
legacy
of
a
small
cottage
in
the
countryside
.
β’
The
siblings
agreed
to
donate
part
of
their
father
β
s
legacy
to
charity
.
The
siblings
agreed
to
donate
part
of
their
father
β
s
legacy
to
charity
.
From
Middle
English
legacie
,
from
Medieval
Latin
legatia
"
office
of
a
legate
,
bequest
",
from
Latin
legatus
"
ambassador
,
deputy
".
noun
-
legacy
,
legacies
something
such
as
ideas
,
achievements
,
or
problems
that
are
passed
down
from
people
in
the
past
to
those
in
the
present
or
future
β’
The
scientist
β
s
greatest
legacy
is
the
vaccine
that
continues
to
save
millions
of
lives
.
The
scientist
β
s
greatest
legacy
is
the
vaccine
that
continues
to
save
millions
of
lives
.
β’
Pollution
is
one
unfortunate
legacy
of
rapid
industrial
growth
.
Pollution
is
one
unfortunate
legacy
of
rapid
industrial
growth
.
Same
origin
as
Sense
1
.
Over
time
,
meaning
broadened
from
material
inheritance
to
intangible
things
passed
down
.
adjective
old
or
outdated
,
especially
referring
to
computer
systems
or
products
that
are
still
in
use
even
though
newer
versions
exist
β’
The
company
keeps
a
legacy
system
running
because
replacing
it
would
be
too
expensive
.
The
company
keeps
a
legacy
system
running
because
replacing
it
would
be
too
expensive
.
β’
Developers
must
write
special
code
to
connect
the
new
app
with
the
legacy
database
.
Developers
must
write
special
code
to
connect
the
new
app
with
the
legacy
database
.
Adjective
sense
developed
in
late
20th
century
computing
jargon
,
extending
the
noun
β
s
idea
of
something
handed
down
to
describe
older
technology
still
in
use
.
illegal
adjective
Not
allowed
by
the
law
or
by
official
rules
.
β’
Selling
fireworks
without
a
license
is
illegal
in
many
countries
.
Selling
fireworks
without
a
license
is
illegal
in
many
countries
.
β’
The
company
was
fined
for
its
illegal
dumping
of
waste
into
the
river
.
The
company
was
fined
for
its
illegal
dumping
of
waste
into
the
river
.
Late
Middle
English
,
from
Medieval
Latin
illegalis
,
formed
from
Latin
in-
β
not
β
+
legalis
β
legal
β.
noun
OFFENSIVE
:
A
person
who
is
in
a
country
without
legal
permission
to
live
or
work
there
.
β’
The
headline
referred
to
the
migrants
simply
as
illegals
,
which
offended
many
readers
.
The
headline
referred
to
the
migrants
simply
as
illegals
,
which
offended
many
readers
.
β’
She
explained
that
calling
someone
an
illegal
ignores
their
humanity
.
She
explained
that
calling
someone
an
illegal
ignores
their
humanity
.
Derived
in
the
mid-20th
century
from
the
adjective
β
illegal
β,
used
as
a
shorthand
noun
.
allegation
noun
a
statement
claiming
someone
has
done
something
wrong
or
illegal
,
made
without
yet
showing
proof
β’
Several
employees
made
an
allegation
that
the
manager
had
stolen
company
funds
.
Several
employees
made
an
allegation
that
the
manager
had
stolen
company
funds
.
β’
The
singer
firmly
denied
the
allegation
of
lip-syncing
during
the
live
show
.
The
singer
firmly
denied
the
allegation
of
lip-syncing
during
the
live
show
.
Late
Middle
English
:
from
late
Latin
allegatio
(
n-
),
from
Latin
allegare
β
adduce
in
support
β.
noun
(
law
)
a
statement
of
fact
set
out
in
a
legal
document
that
a
party
must
prove
in
court
β’
The
lawyer
added
an
allegation
of
negligence
to
the
civil
complaint
.
The
lawyer
added
an
allegation
of
negligence
to
the
civil
complaint
.
β’
Every
allegation
in
the
brief
must
be
supported
by
evidence
at
trial
.
Every
allegation
in
the
brief
must
be
supported
by
evidence
at
trial
.
Same
origin
as
the
general
sense
:
from
Latin
allegatio
β
a
bringing
forward
,
alleging
β.