legally

English

Etymology

legal +‎ -ly

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈliːɡəli/
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Adverb

legally (comparative more legally, superlative most legally)

As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you.
From a legal perspective.
Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside.

Usage notes

Adjectives to which "legally" is often applied: binding, required, responsible, bound, married, entitled, possible, protected, enforceable, authorized, obligated, valid, invalid, registered, qualified, permitted, defined, mandated, dead, insane, blind, correct, prescribed, obliged, defensible, separated, divorced, wrong, effective, armed, incorporated, impossible.

Antonyms

(as permitted by law): illegally

Translations

as permitted by law

Asturian: llegalmente
Catalan: legalment (ca)
Danish: lovligt
Finnish: laillisesti (fi)
French: légalement (fr)
Galician: legalmente
German: legal (de)
Greek: νομίμως (nomímos)
Hungarian: legálisan, törvényesen (hu)
Italian: legalmente (it)

Latin: lēge (la)
Mongolian: please add this translation if you can
Norwegian:
Bokmål: juridisk (no)
Persian: قانوناً‎ (fa) (qânunan)
Polish: legalnie (pl)
Portuguese: legalmente (pt)
Romanian: legal (ro)
Russian: зако́нно (ru) (zakónno), лега́льно (ru) (legálʹno)
Spanish: legalmente (es)

from a legal perspective

Catalan: legalment (ca)
Danish: lovmæssigt
Finnish: juridisesti

Greek: νομικώς (el) (nomikós)
Polish: legalnie (pl)
Romanian: legal (ro), juridic (ro), juridicește (ro)

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Esperanto: ^{(please verify)} laŭleĝe