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Legal vs. Legit — What's the Difference?

Legal vs. Legit — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Legal and Legit

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Legal

Of, relating to, or concerned with law
Legal papers.

Legit

Legitimate.

Legal

Established or recognized by law
A legal right.

Legit

A legitimate; a legitimate actor.

Legal

Authorized by law
The legal owner.
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Legit

(slang) A legitimate child.

Legal

Established legally other than by statute, as by a judicial opinion
A legal authority.

Legit

(informal) Legitimate; legal; allowed by the rules; valid.

Legal

In conformity with or permitted by law
Legal business operations.

Legit

(video games) Not using cheats.
Did you see how fast that person was moving? I don't think they're legit.

Legal

Recognized or enforced by law rather than by equity.

Legit

Genuine, actual, literal or honest.

Legal

In terms of or created by the law
A legal offense.

Legit

(slang) Genuinely good and possessing all the required or expected qualities; the real deal.
I checked out her portfolio. She's legit.

Legal

Applicable to or characteristic of attorneys or their profession.

Legit

(slang) Cool by virtue of being genuine.

Legal

Acceptable or allowable under official rules
A legal forward pass.

Legit

(informal) Legitimately; within the law.

Legal

A person who is legally authorized to live and work in a country.

Legit

(slang) Honestly; truly; seriously.
He legit thinks he can pass the test on zero sleep.
That legit scared the hell out of me.

Legal

A person or department providing legal assistance.

Legal

A legal notice, especially an advertisement.

Legal

Relating to the law or to lawyers.
Legal profession

Legal

Having its basis in the law.
Legal precedent

Legal

Being allowed or prescribed by law.
Legal motion

Legal

Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language.
If you have no legal move, but are not in check the game is a draw.

Legal

(informal) Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age.

Legal

(of paper or document layouts) Measuring 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm) (also legal-size).

Legal

The legal department of a company.
Legal wants this in writing.

Legal

Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm).

Legal

(countable) A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc.

Legal

Somebody who immigrated lawfully.

Legal

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.

Legal

According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation.

Legal

Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets.

Legal

Established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

Legal

Of or relating to jurisprudence;
Legal loophole

Legal

Having legal efficacy or force;
A sound title to the property

Legal

Relating to or characteristic of the profession of law;
The legal profession

Legal

Allowed by official rules;
A legal pass receiver

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