"legal" meaning in Inglés

See legal in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈliː.ɡəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈliː.ɡɫ̩] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈli.ɡəl/ [General-American, Standard-Canadian], [ˈli.ɡɫ̩] [General-American, Standard-Canadian], /ˈliː.ɡəl/ [Australia], [ˈlɪi.ɡɫ̩] (culto) [Australia], [ˈlɪ̈i.ɡɫ̩] (general) [Australia], /ˈliː.ɡəl/ [New-Zealand], [ˈliː.ɡɫ̩] [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-legal.wav [General-American, Standard-Canadian], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-legal.wav [General-American, Standard-Canadian], en-us-legal.ogg [California, General-American, Standard-Canadian] Forms: legal [positive], more legal most legal [comparative]
Etymology: Del latín lēgālis.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated

Noun

IPA: /ˈliː.ɡəl/ [Received-Pronunciation], [ˈliː.ɡɫ̩] [Received-Pronunciation], /ˈli.ɡəl/ [General-American, Standard-Canadian], [ˈli.ɡɫ̩] [General-American, Standard-Canadian], /ˈliː.ɡəl/ [Australia], [ˈlɪi.ɡɫ̩] (culto) [Australia], [ˈlɪ̈i.ɡɫ̩] (general) [Australia], /ˈliː.ɡəl/ [New-Zealand], [ˈliː.ɡɫ̩] [New-Zealand] Audio: LL-Q1860 (eng)-Wodencafe-legal.wav [General-American, Standard-Canadian], LL-Q1860 (eng)-Grendelkhan-legal.wav [General-American, Standard-Canadian], en-us-legal.ogg [California, General-American, Standard-Canadian] Forms: legal [singular], legals [plural]
Etymology: Del latín lēgālis.
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
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  "antonyms": [
    {
      "sense": "Legal₁₋₂.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "illegal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Legal₁₋₂.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "illicit"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Adjetivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del latín",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín lēgālis.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "legal",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more legal most legal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjetivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Legal₁₋₂."
      ],
      "id": "es-legal-en-adj-U6bKfFY1",
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
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      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.ɡɫ̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ]
    },
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        "Texas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Connecticut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ],
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    },
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      "ogg_url": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/en-us-legal.ogg",
      "tags": [
        "California",
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɪi.ɡɫ̩] (culto)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɪ̈i.ɡɫ̩] (general)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.ɡɫ̩]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "legal"
}

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    {
      "sense": "Inmigrante legal.",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "illegal"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Palabras provenientes del latín",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "EN:Sustantivos",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    },
    {
      "kind": "other",
      "name": "Inglés",
      "parents": [],
      "source": "w"
    }
  ],
  "derived": [
    {
      "word": "legal"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalize"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalise"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalization"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "legality"
    },
    {
      "word": "legally"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegal"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegality"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalize"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalise"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalization"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegally"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín lēgālis.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "legal",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "legals",
      "tags": [
        "plural"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Persona que obra con respeto a la ley."
      ],
      "id": "es-legal-en-noun-QcPwG06p",
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Inmigrante legal."
      ],
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      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Persona cuyo estado está protegido por la ley."
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      "sense_index": "4"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.ɡɫ̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
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        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
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    },
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      "raw_tags": [
        "Texas"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ],
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        "Connecticut"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
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      "tags": [
        "California",
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɪi.ɡɫ̩] (culto)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɪ̈i.ɡɫ̩] (general)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.ɡɫ̩]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
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}
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    {
      "sense": "Legal₁₋₂.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "illegal"
    },
    {
      "sense": "Legal₁₋₂.",
      "sense_index": "1",
      "word": "illicit"
    }
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    "EN:Adjetivos",
    "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del latín",
    "Inglés"
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín lēgālis.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "legal",
      "tags": [
        "positive"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "more legal most legal",
      "tags": [
        "comparative"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "pos_title": "Adjetivo",
  "senses": [
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Legal₁₋₂."
      ],
      "sense_index": "1"
    }
  ],
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      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.ɡɫ̩]",
      "tags": [
        "Received-Pronunciation"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈli.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ]
    },
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        "Texas"
      ],
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        "Standard-Canadian"
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        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
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      "tags": [
        "California",
        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɪi.ɡɫ̩] (culto)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈlɪ̈i.ɡɫ̩] (general)",
      "tags": [
        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.ɡɫ̩]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "legal"
}

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    {
      "sense": "Inmigrante legal.",
      "sense_index": "3",
      "word": "illegal"
    }
  ],
  "categories": [
    "EN:Palabras bisílabas",
    "EN:Palabras provenientes del latín",
    "EN:Sustantivos",
    "Inglés"
  ],
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    {
      "word": "legal"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalize"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalise"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalization"
    },
    {
      "word": "legalisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "legality"
    },
    {
      "word": "legally"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegal"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegality"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalize"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalise"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalization"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegalisation"
    },
    {
      "word": "illegally"
    }
  ],
  "etymology_text": "Del latín lēgālis.",
  "extra_sounds": {
    "longitud silábica": "bisílaba"
  },
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    {
      "form": "legal",
      "tags": [
        "singular"
      ]
    },
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      "tags": [
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    }
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  "lang": "Inglés",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "noun",
  "pos_title": "Sustantivo",
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    {
      "glosses": [
        "Persona que obra con respeto a la ley."
      ],
      "sense_index": "2"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Inmigrante legal."
      ],
      "sense_index": "3"
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "Persona cuyo estado está protegido por la ley."
      ],
      "sense_index": "4"
    }
  ],
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "Received-Pronunciation"
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        "Standard-Canadian"
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        "Standard-Canadian"
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        "General-American",
        "Standard-Canadian"
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        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
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        "Australia"
      ]
    },
    {
      "ipa": "/ˈliː.ɡəl/",
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        "New-Zealand"
      ]
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    {
      "ipa": "[ˈliː.ɡɫ̩]",
      "tags": [
        "New-Zealand"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "legal"
}

Download raw JSONL data for legal meaning in Inglés (5.3kB)

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