German Conversation · Level 7
88 words
German word
legal
Pronunciation
IPA/leˈgaːl/
Meaning
- adjectivelegal
Example
Das ist legaler als früher.
That is more legal than it was before.
More examples
Viele Plattformen prüfen, ob das neue Feature legal bleibt.
Many platforms are checking whether the new feature remains legal.
Core concept
A clear space within the boundaries set by law, where an action is allowed rather than forbidden.
Common phrases
legal sein
be legal
als legal anerkannt
recognized as legal
legal bleiben
remain legal
Similar words
erlaubt: Permitted by a person in authority or by a rule.
zulässig: Allowed within stated limits or conditions.
gesetzlich: Established or required by law.
rechtmäßig: Lawful and valid under the law or proper procedure.
Definition in German
legal bedeutet nach Recht oder Gesetz zulässig und nicht rechtswidrig.
Word origin
German legal is a borrowing from Latin legalis, meaning 'of law', which derives from lex, 'law'.
Usage tips
- As a predicate after sein, legal has no adjective ending, but before a noun it takes the normal ending, as in ein legales Geschäft.
Opposites
- illegalillegaladjective
- gesetzwidrigunlawfuladjective
Related words
- Legalitätlegalitynoun
- legalisierenlegalizeverb
- Legalisierunglegalizationnoun