legal

legal
adjective
  1. [attrib.]of, based on, or concerned with the law
    法律的,基于法律的,与法律有关的
    the European legal system.
    欧洲法律体系。
    ■appointed or required by the law
    法定的
    a legal requirement.
    法定要求。
    ■of or relating to theological legalism
    神学律法的,与神学律法有关的
    ■(Law)recognized by common or statute law, as distinct from equity
    (律)(与衡平法相对)普通法或成文法确认的
  2. permitted by law
    合法的
    he claimed that it had all been legal.
    他声称这一切都是合法的。
派生
legally
adverb
  1. [sentence adverb]legally, we're still very much married.
    从法律上讲,我们的婚姻关系在很大程度上仍然是存在的。
语源
  1. late Middle English (in the sense 'to do with Mosaic law'): from French, or from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- 'law'. Compare with loyal
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