legally
English
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Adverb
[edit]legally (comparative more legally, superlative most legally)
- As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
- Synonym: lawfully
- You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you.
- 2012, Dinah Shelton, International Law and Domestic Legal Systems, page 624:
- On the question of whether a memorandum of understanding is legally binding, British courts have held that this is determined by the presence (or, as the case may be, absence) of an intention to create a legal obligation, on the part of the states parties concerned, at the time of entry into the arrangement.
- From a legal perspective.
- Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside.
Antonyms
[edit]- (antonym(s) of “as permitted by law”): illegally
Collocations
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- legally binding
- legally required
- legally responsible
- legally bound
- legally married
- legally entitled
- legally possible
- legally protected
- legally enforceable
- legally authorized
- legally obligated
- legally valid
- legally invalid
- legally registered
- legally qualified
- legally permitted
- legally defined
- legally mandated
- legally dead
- legally insane
- legally blind
- legally correct
- legally prescribed
- legally obliged
- legally defensible
- legally separated
- legally divorced
- legally wrong
- legally effective
- legally armed
- legally incorporated
- legally impossible
Translations
[edit]as permitted by law
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