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legally meaning

EN[ˈligəli]
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    Definition of legally in English Dictionary

  • AdverbCOMmore legallySUPmost legallySUF-ly
    1. As permitted by law; not contrary to law.
      1. You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you.
    2. From a legal perspective.
      1. Legally, I think you are covered, but there are angry guys with baseball bats outside.
  • Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
    1. Adverbs
      • Sentence adverbs
        • Domain adverbs
      • Morphemes
        • Suffixes
          • Words by suffix
            • Words suffixed with -ly
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      1. en legally binding
      Source: Wiktionary

      Meaning of legally for the defined word.

      Grammatically, this word "legally" is an adverb, more specifically, a sentence adverb. It's also a morpheme, more specifically, a suffixe.
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