legal

Meanings

Adjective

Noun

  • The legal department of a company.
  • Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).
  • A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
  • Somebody who immigrated lawfully.

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Origin

  • Borrowed from Latin lēgālis ("legal"), from lēx. loyal, and leal.

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