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legal, legitimate, lawful ☊ hợp pháp ☊
正当 → ☊ zheng4dang1 timely; just (when needed) ☊ Hợp pháp ☊
正当 → ☊ zheng4dang4 honest; reasonable; fair; sensible ☊ Hợp pháp ☊
合法 → ☊ he2fa3 lawful; legitimate; legal ☊ Hợp pháp ☊
→ → →
OXF3000: hợp pháp legal
OXF3000: hợp pháp legally
OXF3000N trái luật bất hợp pháp illegal
OXF3000N trái luật bất hợp pháp illegally
OXF3000N hợp pháp legal
OXF3000N hợp pháp legally
OXF3000D: hợp pháp legal legal
OXF3000D: hợp pháp legal rechtlich
OXF3000D: hợp pháp legal rechtmässig
like: hợp pháp → →
illegal/criminal activities ☊ activity ☊
The police pointed out the illegal character of the protest action. ☊ character ☊
to commit a crime (= do sth illegal) ☊ crime ☊
criminal negligence (= the illegal act of sb failing to do sth that they should do, with the result that sb else is harmed) ☊ criminal ☊
declare that...: The court declared that strike action was illegal. ☊ declare ☊
Divorce proceedings (= the legal process of divorce) started today. ☊ divorce ☊
legal documents ☊ document ☊
I know for a fact (= I am certain) that she's involved in something illegal. ☊ fact ☊
He's always using fancy legal words. ☊ fancy ☊
legal fees ☊ fee ☊
They claim that they have nothing to hide (= there was nothing wrong or illegal about what they did). ☊ hide ☊
Since 1977 otter hunting has been illegal. ☊ hunting ☊
illegal immigrants/aliens ☊ illegal ☊
an illegally parked car ☊ illegally ☊
He entered the country illegally. ☊ illegally ☊
law (against sth): the 1996 law against the hiring of illegal immigrants ☊ law ☊
Should euthanasia be made legal? ☊ legal ☊
You are legally entitled to a full refund. ☊ legally ☊
It's an important case both legally and politically. ☊ legally ☊
You can't drive—you're over the limit (= you have drunk more alcohol than is legal when driving). ☊ limit ☊
He was convicted of illegally importing weapons across state lines. ☊ line ☊
pill-popping (= the act of taking too many pills or using illegal drugs) ☊ pill ☊
You cannot legally take possession of the property (= start using it after buying it) until three weeks after the contract is signed. ☊ possession ☊
Prisoners have legal rights, but in practice these rights are not always respected. ☊ in practice ☊
He is unlikely to ever recover his legal costs. ☊ recover ☊
remove sth/sb: Illegally parked vehicles will be removed. ☊ remove ☊
It is illegal to have sex with a person under the age of 16. ☊ sex ☊
banned/illegal substances (= drugs) ☊ substance ☊
suggestion that...: There was no suggestion that he was doing anything illegal. ☊ suggestion ☊
You have a very suspicious mind (= you always think that people are behaving in an illegal or dishonest way). ☊ suspicious ☊
He started taking drugs (= illegal drugs) at college. ☊ take ☊
unfair dismissal (= a situation in which sb is illegally dismissed from their job) ☊ unfair ☊