| LEGACIES | • legacies n. Plural of legacy. • LEGACY n. something bequeathed. |
| LEGALESE | • legalese n. (Informal, derogatory) Technical jargon common in the legal profession, the argot of lawyers. • legalese n. (Informal, derogatory) Wordy, ostentatious talk or writing that resembles legal writing, especially… • legal-ese n. Alternative form of legalese. |
| LEGALISE | • legalise v. Non-Oxford British spelling standard spelling of legalize. • LEGALISE v. to make lawful, also LEGALIZE. |
| LEGALISM | • legalism n. Focusing on the text of written law to the exclusion of the intent of law, elevating strict adherence… • legalism n. (Religion) A belief that salvation is attained or maintained by adherence to the requirements of moral… • legalism n. A legal axiom, term or rule. |
| LEGALIST | • legalist adj. Of or related to legalism, in its various senses. • legalist n. One who adheres to legalism, in its various senses. • LEGALIST n. someone inclined to legalism. |
| LEGALITY | • legality n. Lawfulness. • legality n. A dice game; the same as chuck-a-luck. • LEGALITY n. the condition of being lawful. |
| LEGALIZE | • legalize v. To make legal or permit under law. Either by decriminalising something that has been illegal or by specifically… • LEGALIZE v. to make lawful, also LEGALISE. |
| LEGATARY | • legatary n. A legatee. • LEGATARY n. the inheritor of a legacy, also LEGATEE. |
| LEGATEES | • legatees n. Plural of legatee. • LEGATEE n. the inheritor of a legacy, also LEGATARY. |
| LEGATINE | • legatine adj. Belonging to a legate. • legatine adj. Headed by a legate. • legatine adj. Enacted by a legate. |
| LEGATING | • legating v. Present participle of legate. • LEGATE v. to bequeath. |
| LEGATION | • legation n. The purpose for which a legate is sent; a legate’s mission or commission. Now rare (cf. OED). • legation n. The post or office of a legate; a legateship. • legation n. A diplomatic mission. |
| LEGATORS | • legators n. Plural of legator. • LEGATOR n. a testator; one who bequeaths a legacy. |