Law and Order: leg, legis

It's completely legal to practice this list of words with the Latin roots leg and legis, which mean "law."
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  1. illegality
    unlawfulness by virtue of violating some statute
  2. illegitimate
    contrary to or forbidden by law
  3. legalize
    sanction or make permissible by law
  4. legislate
    make laws or bills
  5. legislation
    the act of making or enacting laws
  6. legislature
    an assembly that makes, amends, or repeals laws
  7. legitimacy
    lawfulness by virtue of being authorized
  8. legitimate
    authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
  9. paralegal
    a person with specialized training who assists lawyers
  10. privilege
    a special advantage or benefit not enjoyed by all
  11. privileged
    not subject to usual rules or penalties
Created on Wed Jun 11 11:30:29 EDT 2025 (updated Mon Mar 23 16:06:20 EDT 2026)

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