100 Words to Use Instead of “Legal”

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Aboveboard Honest; not deceitful.
2. Accepted Recognized as valid.
3. Accountable Answerable under rules.
4. Accredited Officially recognized as qualified.
5. Acknowledged Formally recognized or admitted.
6. Admissible Allowed to be considered.
7. Allowable Permitted under rules.
8. Apt Appropriate; fitting.
9. Authorized Given official permission.
10. Bona fide Genuine; in good faith.
11. By the book Following rules exactly.
12. Certified Officially attested or verified.
13. Chartered Granted rights by charter.
14. Citable Suitable to cite as authority.
15. Codified Systematically arranged in code.
16. Compliant Meeting required standards.
17. Conforming In agreement with rules.
18. Constitutional Consistent with a constitution.
19. Contractual Relating to a contract.
20. Correct In accordance with standards.
21. Court-approved Approved by a court.
22. Credible Believable; trustworthy.
23. Customary Established by long use.
24. De jure By law; lawful in principle.
25. Defensible Justifiable; able to be defended.
26. Dependable Reliable; can be trusted.
27. Duly authorized Properly given authority.
28. Enforceable Able to be enforced.
29. Entitled Having a right to.
30. Equitable Fair and impartial.
31. Ethical Morally right; principled.
32. Evidentiary Relating to evidence.
33. Facially valid Valid on its face.
34. Fair Just; unbiased.
35. Fit Suitable for purpose.
36. For the record Entered officially into record.
37. Forensic Used in investigation or courts.
38. Formal Following established procedure.
39. Forthright Direct and honest.
40. Genuine Real; authentic.
41. Governing Having controlling authority.
42. Granted Given officially or formally.
43. Grounded Based on solid reasons.
44. In accord In agreement with rules.
45. In compliance Meeting required rules.
46. In force Currently effective.
47. In good standing Not under penalty or suspension.
48. In order Proper; acceptable.
49. In the clear Free from blame or penalty.
50. In the right Not at fault.
51. Instrumental Serving as a formal document.
52. Jurisdictional Within a court’s authority.
53. Jurisprudential Relating to legal theory.
54. Just Fair; morally right.
55. Justifiable Able to be defended as right.
56. Law-abiding Obeying laws.
57. Lawful Permitted by law.
58. Legitimate Valid; accepted as proper.
59. Licensed Permitted by official license.
60. Litigation-ready Prepared for court dispute.
61. Mandatory Required; not optional.
62. Meet-and-proper Appropriate and acceptable.
63. Not prohibited Not forbidden by rules.
64. Not unlawful Not against the law.
65. Official Authorized by authority.
66. On the level Honest; fair dealing.
67. Orderly Properly arranged; regulated.
68. Permissible Allowed under rules.
69. Permitted Allowed; authorized.
70. Policy-compliant Following stated policy.
71. Proper Correct; appropriate.
72. Propriety Conformity to accepted standards.
73. Protected Covered by rights or rules.
74. Qualified Meeting required conditions.
75. Ratified Formally approved.
76. Reasonable Fair; sensible under circumstances.
77. Recognized Accepted as valid.
78. Regular According to established practice.
79. Regulated Controlled by rules.
80. Reputable Respected; trustworthy.
81. Rightful Having a valid right.
82. Sanctioned Officially approved or permitted.
83. Sealed Formally closed or authenticated.
84. Sound Valid; well-founded.
85. Statutory Based on statute.
86. Straight Honest; not crooked.
87. Straightforward Clear; not deceptive.
88. Substantiated Supported with evidence.
89. Sustainable Able to be maintained or upheld.
90. Tenable Defensible; supportable.
91. Textbook A model example; standard.
92. Trustworthy Worthy of trust.
93. Unassailable Not open to attack.
94. Uncontested Not disputed.
95. Undisputed Not challenged.
96. Upholdable Able to be upheld.
97. Valid Legally or logically sound.
98. Validated Confirmed as sound.
99. Verifiable Able to be checked.
100. Verified Confirmed as true.