1. Conforming to the law; according to law; required or permitted by law; not forbidden or discountenanced by law; good and effectual in law. 2. Proper or sufficient to be recognized by the law ; cognizable in the courts; competent or adequate to fulfill the requirements of the law. 3. Cognizable in courts of law, as distinguished from courts of equity; construed or governed by the rules and principles of law, in contradistinction to rules of equity. 4. Posited by the courts as the inference or imputation of the law, as a matter of construction, rather than established by actual proof; e. g., legal malice. See LAWFUL. As to legal ÒAge,Ó ÒAssets,Ó ÒConsideration,Ó ÒCruelty,Ó ÒDamages,Ó ÒDay,Ó ÒDebts,Ó ÒDemand.Ó ÒDefense,Ó ÒDisability,Ó ÒDiscretion,Ó ÒDuty,Ó ÒEstate,Ó ÒEvidence,Ó ÒFraud,Ó $ LEGATES ÒHeirs,Ó ÒHoliday,Ó ÒIncapacity,Ó ÒInterest,Ó ÒIrregularity,Ó ÒMalice,Ó ÒMemory,Ó ÒMortgage,Ó ÒNegligence,Ó ÒNotice,Ó ÒProceedings,Ó ÒProcess,Ó ÒRelevancy,Ó ÒRemedy,Ó ÒRepresentative,Ó ÒReversion,Ó ÒSubrogation,Ó and ÒTender,Ó see those titles.
