54 Synonyms & Antonyms For LEGAL

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Definitions legal [lee-guhl] / ˈli gəl / ADJECTIVE allowable, permissible Synonyms STRONGEST constitutional contractual fair juridical lawful legitimate proper statutory valid WEAK acknowledged allowed authorized card-carrying chartered clean condign decreed due enforceable enforced enjoined forensic granted innocent judged judicial just justifiable justified legalized legit licit on the level on the up and up ordained passed precedented prescribed protected right rightful sanctioned sound straight sure-enough warranted within the law Antonyms STRONGEST illegal illegitimate invalid unacceptable unlawful WEAK illicit wrong

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A landmark legal battle over privacy, data control and the business model of big tech is playing out in India as WhatsApp's 2021 privacy policy faces close scrutiny from the country's top court.

From BBC

A state district court, siding with a legal challenge filed by Horning’s lawyers, dismissed the town’s petition to condemn the parcel.

From The Wall Street Journal

His grandmother, a resident of Imperial Valley with legal status, was crossing the border when agents asked her about her trips to casinos.

From Los Angeles Times

This situation remains fluid and developing, with legal challenges and international reactions continuing to evolve.

From Salon

They took out classes that tied back to our understanding of due process within the legal system.

From Salon

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admissible allowable authorized authoritative canonical constitutional effectual formal governmental innocent kosher lawful legit lily-white more formal more valid more virginal most virginal right rightful sound statutory true truest truer unblamable uncorrupted untainted valid virginal

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