Legal vs. Legit
Legaladjective
Relating to the law or to lawyers.
‘legal profession’;
Legitnoun
A legitimate; a legitimate actor.
Legaladjective
Having its basis in the law.
‘legal precedent’;
Legitnoun
(slang) A legitimate child.
Legaladjective
Being allowed or prescribed by law.
‘legal motion’;
Legitadjective
(informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid.
Legaladjective
(informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.
Legitadjective
Genuine, actual, literal or honest.
Legalnoun
The legal department of a company.
‘Legal wants this in writing.’;
Legitadjective
(slang) Genuinely good and possessing all the required or expected qualities; the real deal.
‘I checked out her portfolio. She's legit.’;
Legalnoun
Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).
Legitadjective
(slang) Cool by virtue of being genuine.
Legalnoun
(countable) A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.
Legitadverb
(informal) Legitimately; within the law.
Legaladjective
Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid.
Legitadverb
(slang) Honestly; truly; seriously.
‘He legit thinks he can pass the test on zero sleep.’; ‘That legit scared the hell out of me.’;
Legaladjective
According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation.
Legaladjective
Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.
Legaladjective
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules
Legaladjective
of or relating to jurisprudence;
‘legal loophole’;
Legaladjective
having legal efficacy or force;
‘a sound title to the property’;
Legaladjective
relating to or characteristic of the profession of law;
‘the legal profession’;
Legaladjective
allowed by official rules;
‘a legal pass receiver’;
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