| legal | | |
| adj. | 1. legal | established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules. |
| ~ lawful | conformable to or allowed by law.; "lawful methods of dissent" |
| ~ court-ordered | ordered by a court of law. |
| ~ judicial | decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice.; "a judicial decision" |
| ~ jural, juristic | of or relating to law or to legal rights and obligations. |
| ~ licit, lawful, legitimate | authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law.; "a legitimate government" |
| ~ ratified, sanctioned | formally approved and invested with legal authority. |
| ~ statutory | prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute.; "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape" |
| ~ sub judice | before a judge or court of law; awaiting judicial determination. |
| ~ legitimate | of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful. |
| adj. (pertain) | 2. legal | of or relating to jurisprudence.; "legal loophole" |
| adj. | 3. effectual, legal, sound | having legal efficacy or force.; "a sound title to the property" |
| ~ valid | well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force.; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract" |
| adj. (pertain) | 4. legal | relating to or characteristic of the profession of law.; "the legal profession" |
| adj. | 5. legal | allowed by official rules.; "a legal pass receiver" |
| ~ athletics, sport | an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition. |
| ~ eligible | qualified for or allowed or worthy of being chosen.; "eligible to run for office"; "eligible for retirement benefits"; "an eligible bachelor" |
| bill | | |
| n. (communication) | 1. bill, measure | a statute in draft before it becomes law.; "they held a public hearing on the bill" |
| ~ rider | a clause that is appended to a legislative bill. |
| ~ legal document, legal instrument, official document, instrument | (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right. |
| ~ appropriation bill | a legislative act proposing to authorize the expenditure of public funds for a specified purpose. |
| ~ bill of attainder | a legislative act finding a person guilty of treason or felony without a trial.; "bills of attainder are prohibited by the Constitution of the United States" |
| ~ bottle bill | a statute that would require merchants to reclaim used bottles. |
| ~ farm bill | a statute that would regulate farm production and prices. |
| ~ trade bill | a statute that would regulate foreign trade. |
| ~ law, jurisprudence | the collection of rules imposed by authority.; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" |
| n. (communication) | 2. account, bill, invoice | an itemized statement of money owed for goods shipped or services rendered.; "he paid his bill and left"; "send me an account of what I owe" |
| ~ financial statement, statement | a document showing credits and debits. |
| ~ electric bill | a bill for money owed for electricity used. |
| ~ hotel bill | statement of charges for staying in a hotel. |
| ~ doctor's bill, medical bill | statement of charges for medical services. |
| ~ phone bill, telephone bill | statement of charges for telephone service. |
| ~ reckoning, tally | a bill for an amount due. |
| ~ tax bill | money owed for taxes. |
| ~ tab, chit, check | the bill in a restaurant.; "he asked the waiter for the check" |
| n. (possession) | 3. bank bill, bank note, banker's bill, banknote, bill, federal reserve note, government note, greenback, note | a piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank).; "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" |
| ~ folding money, paper currency, paper money | currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie. |
| ~ silver certificate | formerly a bank note issued by the United States Treasury and redeemable in silver. |
| ~ c-note, hundred dollar bill | a United States bill worth 100 dollars. |
| ~ fifty dollar bill, fifty | a United States bill worth 50 dollars. |
| ~ twenty dollar bill, twenty | a United States bill worth 20 dollars. |
| ~ ten dollar bill, tenner | a United States bill worth 10 dollars. |
| ~ five-spot, five dollar bill, fiver | a United States bill worth 5 dollars. |
| ~ two dollar bill | a United States bill worth 2 dollars. |
| ~ dollar bill, one dollar bill, buck, clam, dollar | a piece of paper money worth one dollar. |
| n. (act) | 4. bill | the entertainment offered at a public presentation. |
| ~ programme, program | a performance (or series of performances) at a public presentation.; "the program lasted more than two hours" |
| n. (communication) | 5. bill, broadsheet, broadside, circular, flier, flyer, handbill, throwaway | an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution.; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" |
| ~ ad, advert, advertisement, advertising, advertizement, advertizing | a public promotion of some product or service. |
| ~ stuffer | an advertising circular that is enclosed with other material and (usually) sent by mail. |
| n. (communication) | 6. bill, card, notice, placard, poster, posting | a sign posted in a public place as an advertisement.; "a poster advertised the coming attractions" |
| ~ sign | a public display of a message.; "he posted signs in all the shop windows" |
| ~ show bill, show card, theatrical poster | a poster advertising a show or play. |
| ~ flash card, flashcard | a card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacher. |
| n. (communication) | 7. bill | a list of particulars (as a playbill or bill of fare). |
| ~ list, listing | a database containing an ordered array of items (names or topics). |
| ~ bill of entry | a list of goods received at a customhouse for export or import. |
| ~ bill of goods | a consignment of merchandise. |
| ~ bill of fare, carte, carte du jour, menu, card | a list of dishes available at a restaurant.; "the menu was in French" |
| ~ playbill | a theatrical program.; "he couldn't find her name on the playbill" |
| n. (artifact) | 8. bill, billhook | a long-handled saw with a curved blade.; "he used a bill to prune branches off of the tree" |
| ~ saw | hand tool having a toothed blade for cutting. |
| n. (artifact) | 9. bill, eyeshade, peak, visor, vizor | a brim that projects to the front to shade the eyes.; "he pulled down the bill of his cap and trudged ahead" |
| ~ baseball cap, golf cap, jockey cap | a cap with a bill. |
| ~ brim | a circular projection that sticks outward from the crown of a hat. |
| ~ kepi, peaked cap, service cap, yachting cap | a cap with a flat circular top and a visor. |
| n. (animal) | 10. beak, bill, neb, nib, pecker | horny projecting mouth of a bird. |
| ~ bird | warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings. |
| ~ cere | the fleshy, waxy covering at the base of the upper beak of some birds. |
| ~ mouth | the externally visible part of the oral cavity on the face and the system of organs surrounding the opening.; "she wiped lipstick from her mouth" |
| v. (possession) | 11. bill, charge | demand payment.; "Will I get charged for this service?"; "We were billed for 4 nights in the hotel, although we stayed only 3 nights" |
| ~ account, calculate | keep an account of. |
| ~ levy, impose | impose and collect.; "levy a fine" |
| ~ tithe | exact a tithe from.; "The church was tithed" |
| ~ assess | charge (a person or a property) with a payment, such as a tax or a fine. |
| ~ undercharge | charge (someone) too little money. |
| ~ surcharge | charge an extra fee, as for a special service. |
| ~ invoice | send an bill to.; "She invoiced the company for her expenses" |
| ~ charge | enter a certain amount as a charge.; "he charged me $15" |
| v. (communication) | 12. bill | advertise especially by posters or placards.; "He was billed as the greatest tenor since Caruso" |
| ~ advertize, advertise, promote, push | make publicity for; try to sell (a product).; "The salesman is aggressively pushing the new computer model"; "The company is heavily advertizing their new laptops" |
| v. (communication) | 13. bill, placard | publicize or announce by placards. |
| ~ post | publicize with, or as if with, a poster.; "I'll post the news on the bulletin board" |
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