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'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
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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
См. также в других словарях:
legalize — le‧gal‧ize [ˈliːgəlaɪz] also legalise verb [transitive] LAW to make something legal that was previously against the law: • Casino gambling was legalized as a way to rebuild Atlantic City. * * * legalize UK US (UK also … Financial and business terms
legalise — (Brit.) v. make legal or lawful; legitimize, authorize, sanction (also legalize) … English contemporary dictionary
legalize — (Amer.) le·gal·ize || lɪËgÉ™laɪz v. make legal or lawful; legitimize, authorize, sanction (also legalise) … English contemporary dictionary
legalize — (also legalise) ► VERB ▪ make legal. DERIVATIVES legalization noun … English terms dictionary
legalise — verb make legal Marijuana should be legalized • Syn: ↑legalize, ↑decriminalize, ↑decriminalise, ↑legitimize, ↑legitimise, ↑legitimate, ↑legitimatize, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
legalize — [[t]li͟ːgəlaɪz[/t]] legalizes, legalizing, legalized VERB If something is legalized, a law is passed that makes it legal. [be V ed] Divorce was legalized in 1981. [V n] ...the decision of the Georgian government to legalise multi party elections … English dictionary
legalise — British variant of legalize … New Collegiate Dictionary
legalize — legalization, n. /lee geuh luyz /, v.t., legalized, legalizing. to make legal; authorize. Also, esp. Brit., legalise. [1710 20; LEGAL + IZE] * * * … Universalium
legalise — le|gal|ise [ˈli:gəlaız] v a British spelling of ↑legalize … Dictionary of contemporary English
legalize — le|gal|ize also legalise BrE [ˈli:ɡəlaız] v [T] to make something legal so that people are allowed to do it ≠ ↑criminalize ▪ Abortion was legalized in the 1960s. >legalization [ˌli:gəlaıˈzeıʃən US lə ] n [U] ▪ a campaign calling for the… … Dictionary of contemporary English
legalise — [[t]li͟ːgəlaɪz[/t]] see legalize … English dictionary