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1 legal
'li:ɡəl1) (lawful; allowed by the law: Is it legal to bring gold watches into the country?; a legal contract.) legal2) (concerned with or used in the law: the legal profession.) legal, jurídico•- legally- legality
- legalize
- legalise
legal adj1. legalis this contract legal? ¿es legal este contrato?2. jurídico
legal adjetivo 1 (Der) 2 (Col, Per arg) ( estupendo) great (colloq)
legal adjetivo
1 Jur legal
emprender acciones legales contra, to take legal action against
2 fam (de confianza, honesto) honest, trustworthy ' legal' also found in these entries: Spanish: abogacía - abogada - abogado - amparo - curso - daño - depósito - estado - judicial - juicio - jurídica - jurídico - límite - persona - prevaricación - valor - asesoría - bufete - lícito - personería - potestad - representación English: above-board - action - advice - assurance - etiquette - guardian - lawful - legal - legal adviser - legal holiday - legal tender - legal-size - loophole - tender - bar - hereafter - loop - otherwise - statutorytr['liːgəl]1 legal, lícito,-a2 (relating to the law) jurídico,-a, legal\SMALLIDIOMATIC EXPRESSION/SMALLto take legal action entablar un pleito ( against, contra)legal adviser asesor,-ra jurídico,-a 2 (office) asesoría jurídicalegal holiday SMALLAMERICAN ENGLISH/SMALL fiesta nacionallegal tender moneda de curso legallegal ['li:gəl] adj1) : legal, jurídicolegal advisor: asesor jurídicothe legal profession: la abogacía2) lawful: legítimo, legaladj.• forense adj.• jurídico, -a adj.• legal adj.• procesal adj.'liːgəl1)a) ( allowed) legal; <tackle/move> reglamentariob) ( founded upon law) <contract/requirement/constraint/rights> legalthe contract is legal and binding — el contrato tiene validez legal y es obligatorio para las partes
2) (relating to legal system, profession) (before n) <system/adviser/problem> jurídico, legal; < department> jurídicolegal costs — costas fpl
the legal profession — ( lawyers) los abogados; ( professional activity) la abogacía
['liːɡǝl]we will be forced to take legal action — nos veremos obligados a poner el asunto en manos de nuestro(s) abogado(s)
1. ADJ1) (=judicial) [error] judicial; [document] legal; [firm] de abogados; [question, matter] legal, jurídicoto take legal action against sb — poner una denuncia a algn, presentar una demanda (judicial) contra algn
to be below or under the legal limit — estar por debajo del límite permitido por ley
to start or initiate legal proceedings against sb — entablar un pleito contra algn
2) (=lawful) [activity, action] legal, legítimo; [owner] legítimo; (=under the law) [right, protection] legal•
to have the legal authority to do sth — tener la autoridad or el poder legal para hacer algo•
to make sth legal — legalizar algothey decided to make it legal * — (=get married) decidieron formalizar or legalizar su relación
2.CPDlegal aid N — asistencia f de un abogado de oficio
legal currency N — = legal tender
legal holiday N — (US) fiesta f oficial, día m festivo oficial, (día m) feriado m (LAm)
legal offence, legal offense (US) N — delito m contra la ley
legal opinion N — dictamen m jurídico
legal system N — sistema m jurídico
legal tender N — (Econ) moneda f de curso legal
* * *['liːgəl]1)a) ( allowed) legal; <tackle/move> reglamentariob) ( founded upon law) <contract/requirement/constraint/rights> legalthe contract is legal and binding — el contrato tiene validez legal y es obligatorio para las partes
2) (relating to legal system, profession) (before n) <system/adviser/problem> jurídico, legal; < department> jurídicolegal costs — costas fpl
the legal profession — ( lawyers) los abogados; ( professional activity) la abogacía
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2 restraint
tr[rɪ'streɪnt]2 (moderation) moderación nombre femeninorestraint [ri'streɪnt] n1) restriction: restricción f, limitación f, control m2) confinement: encierro m3) reserve: reserva f, control m de sí mismon.• coerción s.f.• cohibición s.f.• espera s.f.• freno s.m.• mesura s.f.• moderación s.f.• restricción s.f.rɪ'streɪnta) u ( self-control) compostura f, circunspección fto show restraint — mostrarse* comedido
b) c ( restriction) limitación f, restricción f[rɪs'treɪnt]N1) (=check) restricción f ; (=control) control m ; (=check on wages) moderación fto put sb under a restraint — refrenar a algn; (Jur) imponer una restricción legal a algn
2) (=constraint) [of manner] reserva f ; [of character] moderación f, comedimiento m3) (=self-control) autodominio m, control m de sí mismo* * *[rɪ'streɪnt]a) u ( self-control) compostura f, circunspección fto show restraint — mostrarse* comedido
b) c ( restriction) limitación f, restricción f
См. также в других словарях:
legal constraint — index commitment (confinement) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
legal constraint — The holding of a person or property under legal process; not duress. State ex rel. Cabel v Sewerage & Water Board (La App) 138 So 2d 856 … Ballentine's law dictionary
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constraint by force — index bondage, coercion Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
constraint to obedience — index compulsion (coercion) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
legal restraint — index constraint (imprisonment), detention, deterrence, deterrent, durance, embargo, estoppel … Law dictionary
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