Legal
Legal (lē"gal) , adjective
[Latin legalis, from lex, legis, law; prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (compare Latin lectus bed), and if so akin to English lie, law: compare French légal. Compare Lie to be prostrate, Loyal, Leal.]
1.
Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid.
2.
(a) (Theology) According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation.
(b)
(Theology) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses.
3.
(Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets. — Bouvier
Collocations (2)
Legal cap , See under Cap.
Legal tender , (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract or satisfaction of a claim that which the law prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as the law prescribes or permits. (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive. It differs in different countries.