Unnumbered source etymology
Original entry ↗noun
The legal department of a company or organization. · A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc. · One who immigrated lawfully. · Of paper or document layouts, measuring 8+¹⁄₂ × 14 inches (216 × 356 mm).
adj
Selected source glosses provide context, not a complete modern definition inventoryRelating to the law or to lawyers. · Having its basis in the law. · Being established, permitted, required or prescribed by law. · Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *leǵ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗǵs? Proto-Indo-European *legʰ- Proto-Indo-European *-s Proto-Indo-European *lḗgʰs? Proto-Italic *lēks Latin lex Proto-Indo-European *h₂el- Proto-Indo-European *-is Proto-Indo-European *h₂élisder.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālis Latin lēgālislbor. English legal Learned borrowing from Latin lēgālis (“legal”), from lēx (“law”). Doublet of loyal and leal.
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