legale
Legale is the Italian adjective meaning legal, lawful, or permitted under the law. It describes things related to law or the administration of justice, as in attività legale, documento legale, or sistema legale. The term can also refer to status or conditions that comply with statutory norms, such as an act, contract, or organization operating within the framework of the law.
Etymology and cognates: Legale derives from Latin legalis, from lex, legis “law.” It entered Italian through
Usage and nuance: In everyday and professional Italian, legale appears in phrases such as norma legale (legal
Distinctions: Illegale means illegal, opposite to legale. Lecito refers to what is permissible or allowed by