{"id":362568,"date":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","date_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/content.findlaw-admin.com\/ability-law\/dictionary\/definition\/legal.html"},"modified":"2013-01-28T16:34:14","modified_gmt":"2013-01-28T21:34:14","slug":"legal","status":"publish","type":"dictionary","link":"https:\/\/dictionary.findlaw.com\/definition\/legal.html","title":{"rendered":"Legal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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adj<\/p><\/dt>\n

[Latin legalis<\/i>, from leg-<\/i> lex<\/i> law]
1<\/b> :<\/b> of or relating to law or the processes of law [a question] [take action]
2 a<\/b> :<\/b> deriving authority from or founded on law [a tariff rate] [a government]
b<\/b> :<\/b> fulfilling the requirements of law [a voter]
c<\/b> :<\/b> having a status derived from law
:<\/b> recognized as such by law [a certainty]
d<\/b> :<\/b> created by operation of esp. statutory law [ incompetence] [a presumption] compare conventional<\/a>, judicial<\/a>
e<\/b> :<\/b> established by law [the test for mental capacity]
3<\/b> :<\/b> conforming to or permitted by law
:<\/b> lawful <\/a> [a referendum to make gambling ]
4<\/b> :<\/b> recognized or made effective under principles of law as distinguished from principles of equity
:<\/b> deriving from or existing or valid in law as distinguished from equity see also equity<\/a> compare equitable<\/a>
5 a<\/b> :<\/b> of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the profession of law or one of its members [a corporate department] [the community]
b<\/b> :<\/b> of or relating to the study of law [continuing education]
le·gal·ly adv<\/i>
<\/b><\/i><\/p>\n<\/dd>\n<\/dl>\n

Source: Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law \u00a91996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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