Legal
Legal adjective - Permitted by law.
Successful and legal are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Successful" instead an adjective "Legal".
Successful
Successful adjective - Having attained a desired end or state of good fortune.
Legal and successful are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Legal" instead an adjective "Successful".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Cut Lex Luthor a Check: The Owl, who manages to bribe his way into making Mutant Growth Hormone legal and becomes a successful businessman.
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In 1937, she attempted to free herself from her contract and although she lost a well-publicized legal case, it marked the beginning of the most successful period of her career.
Source: Creator / Bette Davis -
The lawyer example actually went meta with this trope: While the lawyer was proud of mounting a successful defense he was also very worried about the legal precedent he was setting.
Source: Reed Richards Is Useless
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