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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
.
legally
adverb
in
a
way
that
obeys
the
law
and
is
officially
permitted
β’
You
can
download
the
software
legally
from
the
developer's
website
.
You
can
download
the
software
legally
from
the
developer's
website
.
β’
She
legally
changed
her
name
after
the
wedding
.
She
legally
changed
her
name
after
the
wedding
.
From
legal
+β
-ly
;
first
recorded
in
Middle
English
.
adverb
from
the
point
of
view
of
the
law
,
rather
than
morals
or
feelings
β’
Legally
,
the
land
still
belongs
to
the
farmer's
family
.
Legally
,
the
land
still
belongs
to
the
farmer's
family
.
β’
Legally
speaking
,
minors
cannot
sign
that
contract
.
Legally
speaking
,
minors
cannot
sign
that
contract
.
From
legal
+β
-ly
;
sense
of
β
according
to
law
β
dates
from
the
17th
century
.
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
.