形容詞 legal:

1. established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
2. of or relating to jurisprudence
3. having legal efficacy or force
   同義詞：sound, effectual
4. relating to or characteristic of the profession of law
5. allowed by official rules

1. The contract was formulated in difficult legal language.
   該合同是用深奧的法律術(shù)語訂立的。
2. You should go through the legal formality.
   你應(yīng)該辦理合法手續(xù)。
3. The sale of firearms is subject to many legal restrictions.
   出售槍支受到許多法律限制。
4. We will introduce legal safeguards against fraud.
   我們要采取法律保護措施，制止詐騙活動。
5. They were involved in a long legal wrangle over payment.
   他們在付款問題上陷入長期糾紛。
6. They were bound by legal ties.
   他們受到法律的約束。
7. He is the only legal heir of the rich man.
   他是這位富翁的唯一法定繼承人。

le.gal

adj.Abbr. leg.（形容詞）縮寫 leg.
Of, relating to, or concerned with law:
法律的：法律的、與法律有關(guān)的、關(guān)于法律的：
例句：
legal papers.
法律文件

Authorized by or based on law:
法定的：由法律授權(quán)的或基于法律之上的：
例句：
a legal right.
法律授予的權(quán)利

Established by law; statutory:
依法的：由法律建立的；法律承認的：
例句：
the legal owner.
法定擁有人

In conformity with or permitted by law:
合法的：符合法律條文的或法律許可的：
例句：
legal business operations.
合法的生意經(jīng)營

Recognized or enforced by law rather than by equity.
法律上承認的：由法律而不是公平認可或強制的
In terms of or created by the law:
合法的：根據(jù)法律規(guī)定的或由法律規(guī)定產(chǎn)生的：
例句：
a legal offense.
合法的攻擊

Applicable to or characteristic of attorneys or their profession.
律師的：適用于律師或律師行業(yè)的，律師或律師行業(yè)的特點的
n.（名詞）
One that is in accord with certain rules or laws.
守法者：和某些規(guī)定或法律保持一致的人
legals Investments that may be legally made by fiduciaries and certain institutions, such as savings banks and insurance companies.Also called In this sense, also called legal list
legals 合法證券：可由受托人或某些機構(gòu)合法進行的投資，如儲蓄銀行和保險公司也作 在此意義上也可稱作 legal list

來源：
Middle English
中古英語
from Old French
源自 古法語
from Latin lôg3lis
源自 拉丁語 lôg3lis
from lôx lôg- [law] * see leg-
源自 lôx lôg- [法律] *參見 leg-

【引伸】
le.gally
adv.（副詞）