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legal

15 3.9
Papers required by law
  • noun
  • /ˈliːɡəl/
translation icon : documentación legal
  • Any corporation is an artificial legal being totally at the mercy of the government.

Examples

  • There is a chain, a legal chain of ownership.

  • Legal says James has to co-sign the order to shut down the 93 before we take action.

  • The buyer has to provide their legal name and their address.

  • A contract in a financial legal sense is to define the terms.

  • Trying to translate a brief from Legal into English can produce some pretty strange results.

    Academic text (1995)
  • First Venture Legal and its attorneys claim no special training or expertise in any particular area of law.

    Blog text (22)
  • And that laid the ground for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund.

  • Daniel Posner, Head of Legal.

  • Brian A. Hall is a member at Traverse Legal, PLC, an intellectual property and internet law firm.

    Blog text (14)
  • Before finalizing the sale, the buyer must submit their legal documents to the attorney.

Synonyms

paperwork
vslegal
381 2.4

Documents and forms that are needed for official work

is about matters connected with law and formal requirements
papers
vslegal
23 1.9

Official documents that show who you are or give legal information

focuses on matters connected with law rather than general records
legal document
vslegal
  • Formal
18 3.1

An official paper that records an agreement, right, or contract

applies to matters connected with law not only single records
official document
vslegal
  • Formal
5 3.3

A record issued by an authority that shows a legal agreement or gives a right

applies to matters connected with law and its requirements
legal instrument
vslegal
  • Formal
1 6.1

A formal written document that creates a legal right or agreement

covers law related paperwork and requirements more broadly

Compounds

legal system
  • Formal
91 3.1

A country's courts, officials, and rules that decide and enforce laws

legal right
  • Formal
48 3.2

Something a person can do or have because the law allows it

legal action
  • Formal
42 3.8

A court process to solve a dispute when someone sues another

32 3.8

Money paid to a lawyer or law firm for help with the law

27 3.5

A court case between two people or groups who disagree about legal rights

24 3.4

A person or organisation legally chosen to care for someone and manage their money if they cannot care for themselves

legal status
  • Formal
22 3.9

A position under the law for a person, group, or thing, for example a citizen

21 4.0

A person who knows a lot about law and gives advice

18 3.1

An official paper that records an agreement, right, or contract

13 3.7

Help from a lawyer in legal matters and in court

12 4.8

A formal set of actions in court that a judge uses to decide a dispute

A group of people qualified and licensed to practice law in a country or area

7 3.6

The age at which a person becomes an adult by law

legal opinion
  • Formal
7 6.1

A written statement by a judge or court explaining why they decided a case

legal brief
  • Formal
6 6.6

A short paper for a court that explains the facts and the law

legal community
  • Specialized
5 3.4

People like lawyers or judges who practice law in a particular area

legal tender
  • Formal
4 4.0

Coins or paper money that the law says must be accepted for payment

3 4.6

A basic rule that guides laws and judges

3 3.9

A person who can act for someone in legal matters, for example signing papers

legal code
  • Formal
2 3.9

A set of laws a country officially uses

legal duty
  • Formal
2 4.0

Something a person must do because the law says so

1 4.9

An official decision by a court or agreement that lets a married couple live apart while still married

A person who helps lawyers with legal tasks but cannot practice law

legal beagle
  • Slang
1 8.1

A skilled lawyer who knows the law well and gives clear advice

legal holiday
  • Formal
1 1.8

A day that the law says people do not work and offices are closed

1 3.9

The home a person has and plans to return to for official matters like taxes or voting

1 6.1

A formal written document that creates a legal right or agreement

A study of ideas about law and how it should work

A problem about law that is difficult to solve because it has many different parts

legal blindness
  • Specialized
1 4.0

Very poor sight that the law measures as 20/200 vision or a very small field of view

1 4.2

A voluntary change of who owns something that follows the law

legal expert
  • Specialized
4.2

Computer software that reviews legal documents and gives advice

legal assistant
  • Specialized
3.8

A computer program that helps lawyers draft and review legal documents

legal fraud
  • Formal
7.2

Dishonest acts that break a person’s duty or trust under the law

6.7

A relationship between people or groups that the law recognizes, like lawyer and client

legal injury
  • Formal
7.1

Harm a court will accept as a reason to sue someone

legal jointure
  • Archaic
9.9

Land or money given to a woman as part of a marriage agreement to keep if her husband dies

legal ouster
  • Formal
8.8

The removal of a person from property by a court order

para-legal work
  • Specialized
6.5

Work done by a person who is not a lawyer to help legal cases, like preparing documents and doing research

Surface Forms

legal singular
legals plural

Etymology

Legal (used as a noun, often 'legals') also comes from the Latin word lex ('law'), the same root you see in legislation. So when people talk about the legals they mean the documents or rules that the law requires.