legal
单词辨析：
法律术语，指法律允许或认可的。
He claimed that he was the only lawful heir.
他声称自己是唯一的合法继承人。
It is not lawful to kill or injure a pet animal.
杀死或伤害宠物是犯法的。
指为法律所允许或要求的。
What she has done is perfectly legal.
她的所作所为是完全合法的。
The driver had more than the legal limit of alcohol in his blood.
这名司机血液中的酒精含量超过法定限度。
较正式用词，指为法律接受或许可的，强调合法性。
His business operations are perfectly legitimate.
他的商业活动完全合法。
The State protects the legitimate rights and interests of developers.
国家保护开发者的合法权益。
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He argues that the breakdown in the legal system has spawned a black market.
他认为司法体系的不健全导致了黑市的出现。
As a lawyer, I would deprecate any sort of legal control on gene therapy at this stage.
作为律师，我会反对在现阶段对基因疗法进行任何形式的法律管制。
Our legal system inherited laws from the English system.
我们的司法体系沿袭了英国的法律体系。
He vowed to take legal action.
他誓言要采取法律行动。
The legal powers of British Customs officers are laid out in the Customs and Excise Management Act of 1969.
英国海关官员的法定权限在1969年的《关税与消费税管理法》中有明文规定。
The new law will put official corruption on the same legal footing as treason.
新法律将规定对公职腐败适用与叛国罪相同的量刑标准。