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.legal 'eagle (also .legal 'beagle) noun (humorous) a
lawyer, especially one who is very clever ( A ft
W ) WW
le-gal-ese /,li:ga'li:z/ noun (informal) the
sort of language used in legal documents that is difficult to understand
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.legal 'holiday noun (in the
le gal is tic /.liige'listik/ adj. (disapproving) obeying the law too strictly
MAftMW; ?E®ft#^A
6*J: a legalistic approach to family disputes
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le gal ity /lii'gaelati/
noun {pi. -ies) 1 [U] the fact of
being legal -^ft ( 14 ) : They intended to
challenge the legality of his claim in the courts.
1$ ^ ft '14 ^ ft M $£ o O The arrangement is of
doubtful legality. 2 [C, usually pi.] the
legal aspect of an
action or a situation ( AsStlf
#2,
) ft # A Ho : You need a lawyer to
explain all the
legalities of the
contracts. |W]fE
ft#±$J#Jl£ffl1A —
compare illegality le gal ize (BrE also -ise) /'liigalaiz/
verb [VN] to make sth legal Is^ftft:; ^ffUft^ftnl ►
legalization, -isa- tion noun [U]
'legal pad noun (NAmE) a number of sheets of paper with
lines on them, fastened together at one end fpf=g;
m-, mmm
.legal proceedings noun [pi.] = legal action 'legal-size (also legal) adj. {NAmE) (used
about paper ft A 8V2 inches (215.9 mm)
wide and 14 inches
(355.6
mm) long ( -£ 8V2 215.9 *
A, %
14 355.6 m* )
.legal 'tender noun [u] money that can be legally used to pay for things in a
particular country ft'Mj^ft. legate /’legat/ noun the official representative of the
Pope in a foreign country : a
papal legate
lega-tee /.lega'ti:/
noun {law #j a person who receives money or
property (= a legacy) when sb
dies
A;
le ga tion /li'geijn/ noun 1 a group of diplomats
representing their government in a foreign country in an office that is
below the rank of an embassy A
ill AHA vi 2 the building where these people work £-
(£t£
le gato /li'gaitau; NAmE -tou/ adj. {music #) (from Italian) to be
played or sung in a smooth, even manner ► le gato adv. rrm staccato le gend /'led3and/ noun 1 [C, U] a story
from ancient times about people and events, that may or may not be true; this
type of story H tift ^ H771 myth :
the legend of Robin
Hood 0 the heroes
of Greek legend Legend has it that
the lake was formed
by the tears of a god.
M ^ & ftflll
lifetime. MAM W A$f„ 0 Many
of
golfs living
legends were playing.
3 [C] {technical A to) the
explanation of a map or a diagram in a book ( )
HI Ml, ® , t? M H771 key 4 [C] {formal) a piece of
writing on a sign, a
label, a coin, etc. ( itiB. 5f
) M&X¥, &x
le gend ary /'led30ndri; NAmE -deri/ adj. 1 very famous and talked about a lot by people,
especially in a way that shows admiration If f ^
A a
legendary figure
X.% AWu 0 the legendary Orson
Welles Her patience and tact
are legendary.
MMWA-M^B&JIft 7A&M 2 [only before noun] mentioned in stories
from ancient times
ndary heroes ft —
compare
FABLED
le-ger-de-main /'led3adamein;
NAmE -d3ard-/ noun [U] (from French) = sleight of hand(1) leger
line /'led30 lain; NAmE -d3ar/ noun {music if) a short line added for notes above or below the five
lines of a stave )
leggings /'legirjz/
noun [pi.] 1 trousers/pants for women that fit tightly over the legs, made of
cloth that stretches easily : a
pair of leggings -f^AA
MU’Id 2 outer coverings for the legs, worn as
protection |pM; M; mm
leggy /'legi/
adj.
{informal) (especially of girls and women Ai£A#3A) having long legs a tall
leggy
schoolgirl .
le gible /'led3abl/ adj. (of
written or printed words A®®'J A¥) clear enough to read if lift ; if® :
legible
handwriting if ® 0 The
signature was
still
legible, fflft ftr«m illegible ►
ie-gi-bil-
ity /,led3a'bilati/
noun [U] le gibly /-abli/ adv. le-gion /'li:d3an/ noun, adj.
m noun 1 a large group of soldiers that forms part of an army,
especially the one that existed in ancient
HU A® o Caesar’s legions
gJUtTA® 2 {formal) a large number of people of one
particular type AM, A ftfc ( f£l£Sl#jA ) : legions of photographers uadj. [not
before noun] {formal) very many fli ^
H7T1 numerous : The
medical uses of herbs are legion.
le-gion-ary /'li:d3anari; NAmE -neri/ noun {pi. -ies) a soldier who is part of a legion % A A ►
le-gion-ary adj. [only before
noun]
le-gion-naire /.Ii:d3a'nea(r);
NAmE -'ner/ noun a member of a legion,
especially the French Foreign Legion^®AM; ( A]ffta¥IAftlft ) Hff¥®ft;M .legion'naires’
disease noun [u] a serious lung disease caused by bacteria,
especially spread by air conditioning
and similar systems
le gis late /'Ied3isleit/ verb [V] ~ (for/against/on
sth)
(formal) to make a law affecting sth ftj A^;
Xife: ' The government will legislate against
discrimination in the workplace. o
(figurative) You
can’t legislate against bad luck!
<> They promised to legislate to protect
people’s right to privacy. iMl AA
le-gis-la-tion /,led3is'leiXn/
noun [u] 1 a law or a set of laws passed by a parliament an important
piece of
legislation — <0 New
legislation on
the sale of drugs
will be introduced next year.
a c 2 the
process of making and passing laws Aft; fiJiTft#: Legislation will be
difficult and will take time. AftiS^AAl|0|O le-gis-la-tive /'Ied3isl9tiv; NAmE -leitiv/
adj. [only before
noun] {formal) connected with the act of making
and passing laws Aftlft;
rlfj^ft#:^: a legislative assembly/body/council AftiAA / ^il^l
/ A 0 legislative powers Aft$.
le gis la tor /'led3isleita(r)/
noun (formal) a member of a group of people that has the power to make laws Aft
le-gis-la-ture /,led3isleitj'0(r)/ noun (formal) a group of people who have the power to make and change laws A ft #1A: a. democratically
elected legislature g; ± jgfc # AA-IHjAftfllA o the national/state
legislature Hi AftMt^ — compare executive
n.(3), judiciary legit
/h'd3it/ adj. (informal) legal, or acting
according to the law or the rules 'g-fttfj; Aft^J; Scft^ ( AftM ) fr^: The
business seems legit. ft^J0<
le-git-im-ate /Ii'd3itim0t/ adj. 1 for
which there is a fair and acceptable reason IE A A'JIW; «• 'If n-
valid, justifiable: a
legitimate grievance ^^'If ■ ffi ^ 0 It seemed
a perfectly legitimate question. jA fU A AA
A 'If S I n] M o 0 Politicians are legitimate targets for satire.