legal

adjective
le·gal
/ˈliː.ɡəl/

Relating to the law or to lawyers.

Example

“legal profession”

Other meanings

Having its basis in the law.
“legal precedent”
Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law.
“legal motion”

Example sentences

“For legal reasons, this is a joke.”
Tatoeba · Ooneykcall · CC0
“You're over the legal limit.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0
“I am unable to answer this question for legal reasons.”
Tatoeba · hecko · CC0

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “legal” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.