legal

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B2 — Upper-Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

  1. adjective established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
  2. adjective of or relating to jurisprudence
  3. adjective having legal efficacy or force

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Doublet of loyal and leal.

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