לדלג לתוכן הראשי

adjective

legal

CEFR B1

established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

In a sentence

Six example sentences with legal, each labelled with its topic.

  • Only three of the six openings are legal in this tournament format, and the rest forfeit the round automatically.

    Gaming

  • The merger became legal only after regulators in three countries signed off on the terms.

    Business

  • A crossover is legal as long as the player's hand stays on the side of the ball, never underneath.

    Basketball

  • Short selling is legal on this exchange, but the broker requires a deposit before letting anyone try it.

    Finance

  • Driving on the beach is legal only between the two marked posts, and rangers ticket anyone who strays past them.

    Travel

  • The recount became legal once the secretary of state certified the request, and it began the following morning.

    Politics

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