legálních

Legálních is a form of the Czech adjective legální, meaning legal or relating to the law. It is the plural form used with nouns in certain cases, most commonly in the genitive or accusative plural. In standard usage, legální describes things that are permitted or recognized by law, as opposed to those that are illegal or unlawful. The word is widely found in legal, political, and everyday contexts.

Etymology and background: legální derives from Latin legalis, meaning pertaining to law, and entered Czech through historical legal and academic vocabulary. In Czech, it coexists with related terms such as zákonný (statutory, by law) and oprávněný (authorized). The prefix il- in illegální forms the opposite meaning, used to describe activities or statuses that do not comply with the law.

Usage and nuance: The term legální is commonly used in phrases like legální podnikání (legal business), legální dokumenty (legal documents), or legální status (legal status). While legální and zákonný are often used interchangeably in everyday speech, zákonný tends to emphasize compliance with statutes, whereas legální focuses on legality more broadly, including alignment with rules, norms, or accepted practices. In contrast, ilegální denotes illegality.

See also: legality, illegality, legální zóna (in contexts referring to designated lawful areas), legal terminology in Czech law.

Note: legálních is not a standalone noun but a grammatical form of legální; its exact ending depends on the noun it modifies and the sentence case.