Definition of legal

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Legal (a.) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets..

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Capacity :: Capacity (n.) Legal or noral qualification, as of age, residence, character, etc., necessary for certain purposes, as for holding office, for marrying, for making contracts, will, etc.; legal power or right; competency..
Contraband :: Contraband (v. t.) To import illegally, as prohibited goods; to smuggle..
Stamp :: Stamp (v. i.) To put a stamp on, as for postage; as, to stamp a letter; to stamp a legal document..
Discharge :: Discharge (v. t.) Legal release from confinement; liberation; as, the discharge of a prisoner..
Conviction :: Conviction (n.) A judgment of condemnation entered by a court having jurisdiction; the act or process of finding guilty, or the state of being found guilty of any crime by a legal tribunal..
Kleptomania :: Kleptomania (n.) A propensity to steal, claimed to be irresistible. This does not constitute legal irresponsibility..
Legalizing :: Legalizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Legaliz.
Contraband :: Contraband (n.) Illegal or prohibited traffic.
Sanction :: Sanction (n.) Anything done or said to enforce the will, law, or authority of another; as, legal sanctions..
Purify :: Purify (v. t.) To free from ceremonial or legal defilement.
Execute :: Execute (v. t.) Too put to death illegally; to kill.
Shyster :: Shyster (n.) A trickish knave; one who carries on any business, especially legal business, in a mean and dishonest way..
Parlance :: Parlance (n.) Conversation; discourse; talk; diction; phrase; as, in legal parlance; in common parlance..
Guilt :: Guilt (v. t.) Exposure to any legal penalty or forfeiture.
Legalist :: Legalist (n.) One who practices or advocates strict conformity to law; in theology, one who holds to the law of works. See Legal, 2 (a)..
Brotherhood :: Brotherhood (n.) The whole body of persons engaged in the same business, -- especially those of the same profession; as, the legal or medical brotherhood..
Greenback :: Greenback (n.) One of the legal tender notes of the United States; -- first issued in 1862, and having the devices on the back printed with green ink, to prevent alterations and counterfeits..
Abscond :: Abscond (v. i.) To depart clandestinely; to steal off and secrete one's self; -- used especially of persons who withdraw to avoid a legal process; as, an absconding debtor..
Posse Comitatus :: Posse comitatus () The power of the county, or the citizens who may be summoned by the sheriff to assist the authorities in suppressing a riot, or executing any legal precept which is forcibly opposed..
Gazette :: Gazette (n.) A newspaper; a printed sheet published periodically; esp., the official journal published by the British government, and containing legal and state notices..
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