Synonyms for legally
legal·ly

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1. legallyadverb

   As permitted by law; not contrary to law.

   You can legally park in the lot on weekends without paying the fee, they won't ticket you.

   Antonyms:
   illegally

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1. legally, lawfully, de jureadverb

   by law; conforming to the law

   "we are lawfully wedded now"

   Synonyms:
   licitly, legitimately, de jure, lawfully

2. legallyadverb

   in a legal manner

   "he acted legally"

   Synonyms:
   de jure, lawfully

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1. List of paraphrases for "legally":

   lawfully, legitimately, legal, juridically, statutorily, jurisdictionally, judicially, legitimate, lawful

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1. Rosanni Rodríguez:

   They won’t give us the opportunity to be able to cross legally, that’s what we wanted – to be able to cross legally – but you can’t.

2. Charlotte Caldwell:

   I'm just going to turn around and go get some more, and keep doing so until the UK authorities see sense, i take the view that I'd rather have my son illegally alive than legally dead. This is the scenario that the phrase 'no brainer' was invented for.

3. Dick Durbin:

   President Trumps recorded conversation with Georgia Secretary of State Raffensperger is more than a pathetic, rambling, delusional rant, his disgraceful effort to intimidate an elected official into deliberately changing and misrepresenting the legally confirmed vote totals in his state strikes at the heart of our democracy and merits nothing less than a criminal investigation.

4. Jeb Bush:

   So, here's the deal. My wife is a Mexican-American. She's an American by choice, she loves this country as much as anybody in this room, and she wants a secure border. But she wants to embrace the traditional American values that make us special and make us unique. We're at a crossroads right now. Are we going to take the Reagan approach, the hopeful optimistic approach, the approach that says that, you come to our country legally, you pursue your dreams with a vengeance, you create opportunities for all of us? Or the Donald Trump approach?

5. The Scottish government:

   We think that trans people should not have to go through a process that can be demeaning, intrusive, distressing and stressful in order to be legally recognized in their lived gender.