le·gal /ˈliːɡəl/ ●●● S2 W1 AWL adjectiveadj1 LEGALif something is legal, you are allowed to do it or have to do it by law 法律允許的,合法的;法律規定的 OPP illegalWhat the company has done is perfectly legal. 公司所做的這一切完全合法。
plans to make the carrying of identity cards a legal requirement 使攜帶身份證成爲法定要求的計劃
He had twice the legal limit of alcohol in his bloodstream. 他血液中的酒精含量是法定限度的兩倍。
a pressure group that is campaigning to make cannabis legal 爭取大麻合法化的壓力團體
2 [only before noun]LEGAL concerned with or relating to the law 法律的,與法律有關的a costly legal dispute 代價很大的法律糾紛
the Scottish legal system 蘇格蘭的法律制度
the legal profession (=lawyers) 律師界
3 legal action/proceedings the use of the legal system to settle an argument, put right an unfair situation etc 法律訴訟She threatened to take legal action against the hospital. 她揚言要起訴醫院。