Legally
Legally adverb - According to the rules or the law.
Officially and legally are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Officially" instead an adverb "Legally".
Officially
Officially adverb - In an official role.
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Synonyms for Officially
Legally and officially are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Legally" instead an adverb "Officially".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- regularly and legally
- regularly and officially
- orderly and legally
- orderly and officially
- precisely and legally
- precisely and officially
- properly and legally
- properly and officially
- suitably and legally
- suitably and officially
- fittingly and legally
- fittingly and officially
- authorised and legally
- authorised and officially
Both words in one sentence
- Modern European society is legally and officially an egalitarian environment for all ethnicities; most fiction writers suggest that the sci-fi future will be even more so.
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She's also officially or legally regarded as male a bunch of times.
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However, there was a mix-up with the paperwork, so legally, the tiger is named Richard Parker and his captor is officially listed as "Thirsty None Given" (i.e., no known surname).
Source: Only One Name
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