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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What legal capacity does your brother have to make decisions for himself — everything from hiring a new lawyer to revoking a POA?

From MarketWatch

He added that AI companies don’t want to take on the legal risks that come with people’s taxes, so instead they are forming partnerships with Intuit.

From Barron's

The result of the trial, which is expect to last until mid-March, will be the first legal ruling on what responsibility social media operators carry for their youngest users.

From BBC

Barrett has said in legal filings he did “nothing inappropriate involving Mr. Epstein or his accounts” and he wasn’t aware of any illicit activity.

From The Wall Street Journal

One side believed slavery was a legal right.

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

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