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单词 legally
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Definition of legally in English:

legally

adverb ˈliːɡ(ə)li
  • 1In a way that conforms to or is permitted or required by the law.

    the weapons were purchased legally
    the terms of the loan are legally binding
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The most common legal issue associated with verbal leases is how a lease may legally be terminated.
    • In Canada, only law enforcement agencies can legally use signal jammers.
    • Many agreements are made without a formal legally binding document.
    • Marriage is a legally recognized union of two people.
    • Whether the couple ever legally divorced also remains unclear.
    • Unfit poultry meat can vary from being slightly bruised to containing infections or abscesses, which is legally not even fit for pet food.
    • I was only twenty, not even old enough to legally purchase alcohol.
    • The Hunts have just three months left to hunt legally.
    • Property owners can in certain circumstances legally drive across common land to reach their premises.
    • His wife could not legally enter the U.S. at the time.
  • 2In terms of the law; from a legal viewpoint.

    this case is legally significant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Committee draws to the attention of the house any issue that it considers politically or legally important or that gives rise to issues of public policy.
    • The detective is hired by a young woman, legally a minor, to find out who murdered her father.
    • It is ethically and legally essential to acquire the permission of individual local communities on whose lands these species are found before they can be collected.
    • A common-law spouse has next-of-kin entitlement (important legally, medically and psychiatrically).
    • Little was gained legally from this demonstration, but it did succeed in drawing attention to the sheep producers ' plight.
    • She is about to lose her estate because she is a woman (and hence, 'legally dead').
    • If a corporation is legally a person, what kind of a person is it?
    • Most whites in America have some black blood due to miscegenation during the slavery era and hence are legally black themselves.
    • We have analysed the measures in great detail, and legally speaking, this seems a clear-cut case.
    • However popular digital documents are, we still trust the most valuable, legally significant information to paper.
 
 

Definition of legally in US English:

legally

adverbˈlēɡəlē
  • 1In a way that conforms to or is permitted or required by the law.

    the weapons were purchased legally
    the terms of the loan are legally binding
    Example sentencesExamples
    • The Hunts have just three months left to hunt legally.
    • His wife could not legally enter the U.S. at the time.
    • I was only twenty, not even old enough to legally purchase alcohol.
    • In Canada, only law enforcement agencies can legally use signal jammers.
    • Whether the couple ever legally divorced also remains unclear.
    • Property owners can in certain circumstances legally drive across common land to reach their premises.
    • Unfit poultry meat can vary from being slightly bruised to containing infections or abscesses, which is legally not even fit for pet food.
    • The most common legal issue associated with verbal leases is how a lease may legally be terminated.
    • Many agreements are made without a formal legally binding document.
    • Marriage is a legally recognized union of two people.
  • 2In terms of the law; from a legal viewpoint.

    this case is legally significant
    Example sentencesExamples
    • However popular digital documents are, we still trust the most valuable, legally significant information to paper.
    • If a corporation is legally a person, what kind of a person is it?
    • She is about to lose her estate because she is a woman (and hence, 'legally dead').
    • It is ethically and legally essential to acquire the permission of individual local communities on whose lands these species are found before they can be collected.
    • Most whites in America have some black blood due to miscegenation during the slavery era and hence are legally black themselves.
    • The detective is hired by a young woman, legally a minor, to find out who murdered her father.
    • We have analysed the measures in great detail, and legally speaking, this seems a clear-cut case.
    • A common-law spouse has next-of-kin entitlement (important legally, medically and psychiatrically).
    • The Committee draws to the attention of the house any issue that it considers politically or legally important or that gives rise to issues of public policy.
    • Little was gained legally from this demonstration, but it did succeed in drawing attention to the sheep producers ' plight.
 
 
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