právním

Právním is the instrumental singular form of the Czech adjective právní, meaning "legal" or "relating to law." The word arises from the noun právo (law) and carries the sense of something connected with the legal system, rules, or normative provisions.

In Czech, adjectives agree with the nouns they modify in gender, number, and case. The masculine singular instrumental form is typically právním, as in s právním zástupcem (with the legal representative). The base form právní is used in nominative positions, for example právní systém (the legal system), and adjusts to other cases and genders as required by the noun it describes.

Common uses and compounds include právní předpis (a legal regulation), právní norma (a legal norm), právní řád (the legal order), právní stát (the rule of law), and právní odpovědnost (legal liability). The instrumental form právním appears in phrases requiring the instrumental case, such as s právním zástupcem or právním poradenstvím (legal counsel).

Právní is the standard term in formal legal language for relating to law, whereas legální is sometimes used in broader or more colloquial contexts to denote legality or permissibility, though it is less common in strict legal writing. The two terms can overlap in everyday usage, but právní remains the preferred term within Czech legal discourse.