| legacy | (noun) (law) a gift of personal property by will | Synonyms: bequest |
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| legal | (adjective) established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to jurisprudence | - |
| (adjective) relating to or characteristic of the profession of law | - |
| (adjective) allowed by official rules | - |
| (adjective) having legal efficacy or force | Synonyms: effectual, sound |
| legalese | (noun) a style that uses the abstruse technical vocabulary of the law | - |
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| legalisation | (noun) the act of making lawful | Synonyms: legalization, legitimation |
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| legalise | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalize, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize |
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| legalism | (noun) strict conformity to the letter of the law rather than its spirit | - |
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| legality | (noun) lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute | - |
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| legalization | (noun) the act of making lawful | Synonyms: legalisation, legitimation |
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| legalize | (verb) make legal | Synonyms: decriminalise, decriminalize, legalise, legitimate, legitimatise, legitimatize, legitimise, legitimize |
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| legally | (adverb) by law; conforming to the law | Synonyms: de jure, lawfully |
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| (adverb) in a legal manner | - |
| legate | (noun) a member of a legation | Synonyms: official emissary |
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| legatee | (noun) someone to whom a legacy is bequeathed | - |
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| legateship | (noun) the post or office of legate | Synonyms: legation |
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| legation | (noun) the post or office of legate | Synonyms: legateship |
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| (noun) a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister | Synonyms: foreign mission |
| legato | (adjective) (music) without breaks between notes; smooth and connected | Synonyms: smooth |
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| (adverb) connecting the notes; in music | - |