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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