Englishlegal
adjective
1 the Government possessed no legal power to close down this newspaper:
lawful, legitimate, licit, within the law, legalized, valid;
permissible, permitted, allowable, allowed, above board, admissible, acceptable;
authorized, sanctioned, warranted, licensed, official, enforceable, constitutional, statutory, statutable, ex cathedra, binding, bona fide, genuine;
right, proper, sound, just, fair, rightful, de jure, honest, upright;
informal legit, kosher.
▷antonyms illegal, criminal.