"légal" meaning in French

See légal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /le.ɡal/ Audio: Fr-légal.ogg , LL-Q150 (fra)-DSwissK-légal.wav [Switzerland, Valais], LL-Q150 (fra)-LoquaxFR-légal.wav [France, Vosges], LL-Q150 (fra)-Poslovitch-légal.wav [France, Vosges] Forms: légale [feminine], légaux [masculine, plural], légales [feminine, plural]
Etymology: Borrowed from Latin lēgālis. Doublet of loyal. Etymology templates: {{ety|fr|:bor|la:lēgālis}} [Appendix:Glossary#loanword|Borrowed]] from", "terms" : [ { "children" : [ ], "lang_name" : "Latin", "term" : "lēgālis", "status" : "missing", "lang" : "la" } ], "keyword" : "bor" } ], "lang_name" : "French", "term" : "légal", "status" : "ok", "lang" : "fr" }" data-lang="fr" data-title="légal">, {{bor+|fr|la|lēgālis}} Borrowed from Latin lēgālis, {{doublet|fr|loyal}} Doublet of loyal Head templates: {{fr-adj}} légal (feminine légale, masculine plural légaux, feminine plural légales)
  1. statutory: having to do with an act of parliament
    Sense id: en-légal-fr-adj-gv24eZJB Categories (other): French entries with etymon, French entries with incorrect language header, Pages using etymon with no ID, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries, Pages with etymon Disambiguation of French entries with etymon: 97 3 Disambiguation of French entries with incorrect language header: 95 5 Disambiguation of Pages using etymon with no ID: 96 4 Disambiguation of Pages with 2 entries: 97 3 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 98 2 Disambiguation of Pages with etymon: 97 3
  2. legal, lawful, licit: in accordance with the law
    Sense id: en-légal-fr-adj-LIsSao2W
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: légalement, médecine légale, représentant légal Related terms: illégal, légaliser, légalité

Inflected forms

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    },
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          "lawful"
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          "licit",
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        ]
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