legal

adjective | \ ˈlē-gəl \ | le·gal

1. : of or relating to law or the processes of law a legal question take legal action

2. a : deriving authority from or founded on law a legal tariff rate a legal government

   b : of or relating to the study of law continuing legal education

   c : having a status derived from law : recognized as such by law a legal certainty

   d : created by operation of especially statutory law legal incompetence a legal presumption — compare conventional 1, judicial 2

   e : established by law the legal test for mental capacity

3. : conforming to or permitted by law : lawful a referendum to make gambling legal

4. : recognized or made effective under principles of law as distinguished from principles of equity : deriving from or existing or valid in law as distinguished from equity — see also equity — compare equitable

5. a : of, relating to, or having the characteristics of the profession of law or one of its members a corporate legal department the legal community

   b : of or relating to the study of law continuing legal education