LEGAL
What does "LEGAL" mean?
Permitted by, conforming to, or relating to the law.
Meanings
- Allowed or required by law; lawful. It is perfectly legal to record a public meeting in this state.
- Relating to law, lawyers, or the courts. She joined the company's legal department after passing the bar.
- A document or matter pertaining to law; the legal aspects collectively. Marketing wants to launch Friday, but legal hasn't signed off yet. informal
Did you know?
- 'Legal' and 'loyal' are doublets - both descend from the same Latin 'legalis', but 'loyal' arrived through French and drifted to mean faithful rather than lawful.
Word origin
From Latin 'legalis', 'pertaining to law', from 'lex' (genitive 'legis'), meaning law; entering English via Old French in the 15th century.
Remember it
LEGAL contains 'leg' - the law gives you a leg to stand on.
A little poem
The line is drawn in ink, not stone or sand;
what's legal shifts the moment lawmakers stand.
couplet
Wordplay
- Why is a thin envelope a courtroom favorite? Because it's the most legal size.
What it teaches
Legal and right are two circles that overlap but were never the same circle.
Quick facts
What does LEGAL mean?
Permitted by, conforming to, or relating to the law.
Is LEGAL a valid word?
Yes — LEGAL is one of the answer words in Wordul, the daily word game.
How many letters is LEGAL?
LEGAL has 5 letters and 2 syllables.
Where does LEGAL come from?
From Latin 'legalis', 'pertaining to law', from 'lex' (genitive 'legis'), meaning law; entering English via Old French in the 15th century.
What can LEGAL teach us?
Legal and right are two circles that overlap but were never the same circle.
How players do
Be the first to solve it.