legal meaning and definition

LEGAL adjective

Definition of legal (adjective)

1. established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
   • antonym: illegal
2. of or relating to jurisprudence
   • "legal loophole"
3. having legal efficacy or force
   • "a sound title to the property"
   • synonyms: effectual, sound
4. relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
   • "the legal profession"
5. allowed by official rules
   • "a legal pass receiver"