legal
/ˈliːgəl/adjective
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- 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。
1.1
- appointed or required by the law法定的：
a legal requirement.
法定要求。
1.2
- 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。
1.3
- of or relating to theological legalism神学律法的, 与神学律法有关的。
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。
3
- N. Amer. denoting a size of paper that measures 22 × 35.5 cm (8.5 × 14 inches)〈北美〉（纸张）标准大小的（尺寸为22 × 35.5厘米, 即8.5 × 14英寸）。
派生词
legally
adverb从法律上讲, 我们的婚姻关系在很大程度上仍然是存在的。
词源
late Middle English （in the sense 'to do with Mosaic law'）： from French， or from Latin legalis, from lex, leg- 'law'. Compare with LOYAL.