What is LEGAL

1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law. 2. Proper or sufficient to be recognized by the law ; cognizable in the courts; competent or adequate to fulfill the requirements of the law. 3. Cognizable in courts of law, as distinguished from courts of equity; construed or governed by the rules and principles of law, in contradistinction to rules of equity. 4. Posited by the courts as the inference or imputation of the law, as a matter of construction , rather than established by actual proof; e. g., legal malice . See LAWFUL. As to legal “Age,” “Assets,” ” Consideration ,” “Cruelty,” “Damages,” “Day,” “Debts,” “Demand.” “Defense,” “Disability,” “Discretion,” “Duty,” “Estate,” “Evidence,” “Fraud,” $ LEGATES “Heirs,” “Holiday,” “Incapacity,” “Interest,” ” Irregularity ,” “Malice,” “Memory,” “Mortgage,” ” Negligence ,” “Notice,” ” Proceedings ,” “Process,” “Relevancy,” “Remedy,” ” Representative ,” “Reversion,” ” Subrogation ,” and “Tender,” see those titles.