LEGAL, LEGALLY
ADJECTIVES
► JURAL relating to law or its administration; legal → 1635
► JURIDIC pert. to law; legal → 1553
► JURIDICAL connected with the administration of law or judicial proceedings; legal → 1502
► JURISTIC belonging to a jurist; pert. to the subject or study of law; legal; created by law → 1831
► JURISTICAL belonging to a jurist; pert. to the subject or study of law; legal; created by law → 1854
► LEGIT not illegal → 1908 sl.
► LIGGLE legal → 1930 Amer. dial.
► VAILABLE legally valid or effective → 1433 obs.
ADVERBS
► JURIDICALLY with reference to the administration of law; in the view of the law; with legal authority; legally → 1602
► JURISTICALLY in relation to law; from a legal point of view → 1878
NOUNS
► GRIMGRIBBER legal or other technical jargon; learned gibberish → 1786
► LITIGIOMANIA a compulsion for involving oneself in legal disputes → 1991 (Bk.)
► WRITIN’S legal papers, will, etc. → 1913 Amer. dial. (Bk.)
NOUNS – PERSON
► JOHN-A-NOKES an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action; an ordinary person → 1475 obs.
► JOHN-A-STILES an anonymous party, usually the defendant, in a legal action → 1530 obs.
► JOHN DOE an anonymous party, usually the plaintiff, in a legal action → 1648
► YARD-AXE LAWYER a person (not a lawyer) who gives legal opinions on a variety of subjects → 1950 Amer. dial.
VERBS
► KOSHER to give the appearance or effect of being fair, honest, or legal → 1962 UK sl.