legal status
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3.9
- noun
- /ˈliːɡəl ˈstætəs/
- Formal
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situación legal
- The IRC-BiH has prepared a draft law on freedom of religion and the legal status of churches and religious communities in Bosnia.
- grant legal status
- change of legal status
- legal status recognized
So they have seven years in this country where they're they have no legal status, so they're not allowed to work.
- So they have seven years in this country where they're they have no legal status, so they're not allowed to work.
- You need something that functions like the government in making sure that the legal status is actually respected.
- All of these confer some sort of legal status upon a person and there can be other types of status that are being conferred as well.
- Some like the right to education to primary education belong to any child who is in the jurisdiction irrespective of their legal status.
- And I had never expected ICE to take my parents because my dad has legal status.
- We didn't ask what was their legal status?
- In that moment of the change of Michael's legal status from war, he wrote a killer.
- Like this is a, a legal status that most people who are in it know nothing about.
Examples
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The law allowed parties to petition for legal status for the first time since 1957.
Academic text (1994) -
The Jewish and Arab communities will be recognized as autonomous civil bodies with equal legal status.
Academic text (1996) -
In the United States, its legal status has thus far received little attention.
Academic text (1993) -
Another important problem that would remain is the legal status of women.
Academic text (1993) -
My client's legal status in Germany is insecure.
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Circular migration is often driven by immigrants' economic circumstances, legal status, and US labor market demands.
Academic text (2012) -
They have legal status that's equal to that of a man.
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The vast majority of confessors successfully received legal status, but some were found ineligible for relief.
Academic text (1998) -
And he reiterated that there should be a pathway for legal status for undocumented immigrants.
Blog text (5) -
After applying for years, she finally received her legal status, allowing her to live and work legally in the country.
Antonyms
How Legal
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly composed from 'legal' (pertaining to law) modifying 'status' (standing), so the phrase denotes one's standing in law and is transparently derivable from the constituents. This modifier-noun composition is cross-linguistically common and follows regular English semantics, so a B1 learner who knows both words should understand it.
Etymology
Legal status comes from the simple image of a person standing in a court: legal means about the law and status means their 'place' or position there. So, it describes the position someone or something has in the eyes of the law.