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legally

  • adverb
  • /ˈliːɡəli/

As permitted by law; not contrary to law.

Example

“You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you.”

Other meanings

  1. From a legal perspective.

    “Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside.”

Related words

  • semilegally
  • legally blind

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “legally” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.