legal /lēˈgl/

1. Relating to, or according to, law
2. Lawful
3. Created by law
4. According to the Mosaic law or dispensation (theology)

lēgaleseˈ noun

Complicated legal jargon

lēˈgalism noun

1. Strict adherence to law
2. The doctrine that salvation depends on strict adherence to the law, as distinguished from the doctrine of salvation by grace (theology)
3. The tendency to observe letter or form rather than spirit, or to regard things from the point of view of law

lēˈgalist noun and adjective

1. (someone) inclined to legalism
2. (someone) knowledgeable about the law

lēgalisˈtic adjective

lēgalistˈically adverb

lēgality /-galˈi-ti/ noun

lēgalizāˈtion or lēgalisāˈtion noun

A process whereby something previously unlawful is made lawful

lēˈgalize or lēˈgalise transitive verb

To make lawful

lēˈgally adverb

• implementer
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• implete
• impleted
• impletes
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• implex
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• implicate
• implicated
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