Definitions for legally
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Princeton's WordNet(3.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. legally, lawfully, de jure(adverb)

   by law; conforming to the law

   "we are lawfully wedded now"

2. legally(adverb)

   in a legal manner

   "he acted legally"

Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. legally(Adverb)

   As permitted by law; not contrary to law.

   You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you.

2. legally(Adverb)

   From a legal perspective.

   Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside.

Webster Dictionary(2.50 / 2 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Legally(adverb)

   in a legal manner

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1. legally

   Permitted by law.

   They were legally allowed to put their cars at the village as free car spaces were now allowed everywhere.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 30, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Adverbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'legally' in Adverbs Frequency: #405

How to pronounce legally?

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   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of legally in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of legally in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of legally in a Sentence

1. Bush Trump:

   Amending is too big a deal. It's going to take -- it'll be two terms. I'd be in my second term or my eighth year by the time -- assuming everything went smoothly. ... I believe you can win it legally.

2. Royal Caribbean:

   CLICK HERE TO SIGN UP FOR OUR LIFESTYLE NEWSLETTER Royal Caribbean has claimed that security camera footage shows Anello leaning out of the open window prior to Chloes death. The cruise liner sought to dismiss the case based on the security footage, blaming Anellos negligence for the tragedy. However, Winkleman alleges that the security footage is deceptive and only uses two angles of the available 13 cameras. The lawyer has filed a motion to both strike the video footage submitted and for Royal Caribbean to produce all video footage from all of the cameras. In a previous statement shared with Fox News by Royal Caribbean, the cruise liner called the incident a heartbreaking tragedy, but offered no further comment on its motion to dismiss. FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK FOR MORE FOX LIFESTYLE NEWS The death of Chloe Wiegand is undeniably a heartbreaking tragedy that has prompted a criminal prosecution of Chloes step-grandfather and a civil lawsuit brought by the Wiegand family attorneys. Our position in the matter is outlined in our Motion to Dismiss, which we were legally mandated to do in response to the civil complaint. The motion was filed in Federal Court in South Florida and is available to the public.

3. Donald Trump:

   Otherwise when you get there, nobody will be there, the big factor is to let people outside of the country that want to come in legally.

4. Frank Rose:

   The key Russian concern ... is that in the future, absent legally binding constraints, we will develop systems that could potentially negate their strategic deterrent.

5. Jay Leno:

   It is said that life begins when the fetus can exist apart from its mother. By this definition, many people in Hollywood are legally dead.

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