English Dictionary: legal | by the DICT Development Group |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Lagly \Lag"ly\, adv. Laggingly. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Laic \La"ic\, Laical \La"ic*al\, a. [L. laicus: cf. F. la[8b]que. See {Lay} laic.] Of or pertaining to a layman or the laity. [bd]Laical literature.[b8] --Lowell. An unprincipled, unedified, and laic rabble. --Milton. | |
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Laically \La"ic*al*ly\, adv. As a layman; after the manner of a layman; as, to treat a matter laically. | |
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Laxly \Lax"ly\, adv. In a lax manner. | |
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Lazily \La"zi*ly\, adv. In a lazy manner. --Locke. | |
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Lazuli \Laz"u*li\, n.[F. & NL. lapis lazuli, LL. lazulus, lazurius, lazur from the same Oriental source as E. azure. See {Azure}.] (Min.) A mineral of a fine azure-blue color, usually in small rounded masses. It is essentially a silicate of alumina, lime, and soda, with some sodium sulphide, is often marked by yellow spots or veins of sulphide of iron, and is much valued for ornamental work. Called also {lapis lazuli}, and {Armenian stone}. | |
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Legal \Le"gal\ (l[emac]"g[ait]l), a. [L. legalis, fr. lex, legis, law; prob. orig., that which lies or is fixed (cf. L. lectus bed), and if so akin to E. lie, law: cf. F. l[82]gal. Cf. {Lie} to be prostrate, {Loyal}, {Leal}.] 1. Created by, permitted by, in conformity with, or relating to, law; as, a legal obligation; a legal standard or test; a legal procedure; a legal claim; a legal trade; anything is legal which the laws do not forbid. 2. (Theol.) (a) According to the law of works, as distinguished from free grace; or resting on works for salvation. (b) According to the old or Mosaic dispensation; in accordance with the law of Moses. 3. (Law) Governed by the rules of law as distinguished from the rules of equity; as, legal estate; legal assets. --Bouvier. --Burrill. {Legal cap}. See under {Cap}. {Legal tender}. (a) The act of tendering in the performance of a contract or satisfaction of a claim that which the law prescribes or permits, and at such time and place as the law prescribes or permits. (b) That currency, or money, which the law authorizes a debtor to tender and requires a creditor to receive. It differs in different countries. Syn: Lawful; constitutional; legitimate; licit; authorized. See {Lawful}. | |
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Legally \Le"gal*ly\, adv. In a legal manner. | |
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Lewis \Lew"is\ (l[umac]"[icr]s), Lewisson \Lew"is*son\ (-s[ucr]n), n. 1. An iron dovetailed tenon, made in sections, which can be fitted into a dovetail mortise; -- used in hoisting large stones, etc. 2. A kind of shears used in cropping woolen cloth. {Lewis hole}, a hole wider at the bottom than at the mouth, into which a lewis is fitted. --De Foe. | |
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Lich \Lich\ (l[icr]ch), n. [AS. l[c6]c body. See {Like}, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.] {Lich fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {lich owl}. {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {Lich wake}, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer. {Lich wall}, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. {Lich way}, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Lich \Lich\ (l[icr]ch), n. [AS. l[c6]c body. See {Like}, a.] A dead body; a corpse. [Obs.] {Lich fowl} (Zo[94]l.), the European goatsucker; -- called also {lich owl}. {Lich gate}, a covered gate through which the corpse was carried to the church or burial place, and where the bier was placed to await the clergyman; a corpse gate. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell. {Lich wake}, the wake, or watching, held over a corpse before burial. [Prov Eng.] --Chaucer. {Lich wall}, the wall of a churchyard or burying ground. {Lich way}, the path by which the dead are carried to the grave. [Prov. Eng.] | |
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Lichwale \Lich"wale`\ (l[icr]ch"w[amac]l`), n. (Bot.) The gromwell. | |
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d8Ligula \[d8]Lig"u*la\ (l[icr]g"[usl]*l[adot]), n.; pl. L. {Ligul[91]} (-l[emac]), E. {Ligulas} (-l[adot]z). [L., a little tongue. See {Ligule}.] 1. (Bot.) See {Ligule}. 2. (Zo[94]l.) (a) The central process, or front edge, of the labium of insects. It sometimes serves as a tongue or proboscis, as in bees. [See Illust. under {Labium}, and {Hymenoptera}.] (b) A tongue-shaped lobe of the parapodia of annelids. See {Parapodium}. | |
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Ligule \Lig"ule\ (-[usl]l), n. [L. ligula, lingula, little tongue, dim. of lingua tongue : cf. F. ligule.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The thin and scarious projection from the upper end of the sheath of a leaf of grass. (b) A strap-shaped corolla of flowers of Composit[91]. 2. (Anat.) A band of white matter in the wall of fourth ventricle of the brain. | |
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Likely \Like"ly\, adv. In all probability; probably. While man was innocent he was likely ignorant of nothing that imported him to know. --Glanvill. | |
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Likely \Like"ly\, a. [Compar. {Likelier} (l[imac]k"l[icr]*[etil]r); superl. {Likeliest}.] [That is, like-like. See {Like}, a.] 1. Worthy of belief; probable; credible; as, a likely story. It seems likely that he was in hope of being busy and conspicuous. --Johnson. 2. Having probability; having or giving reason to expect; -- followed by the infinitive; as, it is likely to rain. 3. Similar; like; alike. [Obs.] --Spenser. 4. Such as suits; good-looking; pleasing; agreeable; handsome. --Shak. Milton. 5. Having such qualities as make success probable; well adapted to the place; promising; as, a likely young man; a likely servant. | |
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Lisle \Lisle\ (l[imac]l), n. A city of France celebrated for certain manufactures. {Lisle glove}, a fine summer glove, made of Lisle thread. {Lisle lace}, a fine handmade lace, made at Lisle. {Lisle thread}, a hard twisted cotton thread, originally produced at Lisle. | |
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Local \Lo"cal\, n. 1. (Railroad) A train which receives and deposits passengers or freight along the line of the road; a train for the accommodation of a certain district. [U.S.] | |
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Local \Lo"cal\, a. [L. localis, fr. locus place: cf. F. local. See {Lieu}, {Locus}.] Of or pertaining to a particular place, or to a definite region or portion of space; restricted to one place or region; as, a local custom. Gives to airy nothing A local habitation and a name. --Shak. {Local actions} (Law), actions such as must be brought in a particular county, where the cause arises; -- distinguished from transitory actions. {Local affection} (Med.), a disease or ailment confined to a particular part or organ, and not directly affecting the system. {Local attraction} (Magnetism), an attraction near a compass, causing its needle to deviate from its proper direction, especially on shipboard. {Local battery} (Teleg.), the battery which actuates the recording instruments of a telegraphic station, as distinguished from the battery furnishing a current for the line. {Local circuit} (Teleg.), the circuit of the local battery. {Local color}. (a) (Paint.) The color which belongs to an object, and is not caused by accidental influences, as of reflection, shadow, etc. (b) (Literature) Peculiarities of the place and its inhabitants where the scene of an action or story is laid. {Local option}, the right or obligation of determining by popular vote within certain districts, as in each county, city, or town, whether the sale of alcoholic beverages within the district shall be allowed. | |
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Locally \Lo"cal*ly\, adv. With respect to place; in place; as, to be locally separated or distant. | |
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Lochial \Lo"chi*al\, a. [Cf. F. lochial.] Of or pertaining to the lochia. | |
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Locule \Loc"ule\, n. [Cf. F. locule. See {Loculus}.] (Zo[94]l.) A little hollow; a loculus. | |
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Loculus \Loc"u*lus\, n.; pl. {Loculi}. [L., little place, a compartment.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) One of the spaces between the septa in the Anthozoa. 2. (Bot.) One of the compartments of a several-celled ovary; loculament. | |
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Loosely \Loose"ly\, adv. In a loose manner. | |
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Losel \Los"el\, n. [From the root of lose, loss. [?]. Cf. {Lorel}.] One who loses by sloth or neglect; a worthless person; a lorel. [Archaic] --Spenser. One sad losel soils a name for aye. --Byron. | |
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Losel \Los"el\, a. Wasteful; slothful. | |
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Lousily \Lous"i*ly\, adv. [From {Lousy}.] In a lousy manner; in a mean, paltry manner; scurvily. [Vulgar] | |
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Luckily \Luck"i*ly\, adv. [From {Lucky}.] In a lucky manner; by good fortune; fortunately; -- used in a good sense; as, they luckily escaped injury. | |
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Lucule \Lu"cule\, n. [Dim. fr. L. lux, lucis, light.] (Astron.) A spot or fleck on the sun brighter than the surrounding surface. | |
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Lugsail \Lug"sail`\, n. (Naut.) A square sail bent upon a yard that hangs obliquely to the mast and is raised or lowered with the sail. --Totten. | |
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Lake Wylie, SC (CDP, FIPS 39785) Location: 35.11077 N, 81.05391 W Population (1990): 2599 (1308 housing units) Area: 9.0 sq km (land), 3.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 29710 | |
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Leslie, AR (city, FIPS 39460) Location: 35.82945 N, 92.55592 W Population (1990): 446 (239 housing units) Area: 1.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 72645 Leslie, GA (village, FIPS 46020) Location: 31.95473 N, 84.08700 W Population (1990): 445 (188 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31764 Leslie, MI (city, FIPS 47180) Location: 42.45003 N, 84.43081 W Population (1990): 1872 (682 housing units) Area: 3.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49251 Leslie, MO (village, FIPS 41690) Location: 38.41762 N, 91.23123 W Population (1990): 134 (53 housing units) Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 63056 | |
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Lisle, IL (village, FIPS 43939) Location: 41.79180 N, 88.08778 W Population (1990): 19512 (8338 housing units) Area: 15.3 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60532 Lisle, NY (village, FIPS 42642) Location: 42.35070 N, 76.00374 W Population (1990): 361 (140 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13797 | |
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]: | |
legal adj. Loosely used to mean `in accordance with all the relevant rules', esp. in connection with some set of constraints defined by software. "The older =+ alternate for += is no longer legal syntax in ANSI C." "This parser processes each line of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed." Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played with the environment in which the objective is to maneuver through the thicket of `natural laws' to achieve a desired objective. Their use of `legal' is flavored as much by this game-playing sense as by the more conventional one having to do with courts and lawyers. Compare {language lawyer}, {legalese}. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LCL 1. The Larch interface language for ANSI standard C. [J.V. Guttag et al, TR 74, DEC SRC, Palo Alto CA, 1991]. 2. Liga Control Language. Controls the attribute evaluator generator LIGA, part of the {Eli} {compiler-compiler}. ["LCL: Liga Control Language", U. Kastens (1995-01-23) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
legal Loosely used to mean "in accordance with all the relevant rules", especially in connection with some set of constraints defined by software. "The older =+ alternate for += is no longer legal syntax in ANSI C." "This parser processes each line of legal input the moment it sees the trailing linefeed." Hackers often model their work as a sort of game played with the environment in which the objective is to maneuver through the thicket of "natural laws" to achieve a desired objective. Their use of "legal" is flavoured as much by this game-playing sense as by the more conventional one having to do with courts and lawyers. Compare {language lawyer}, {legalese}. [{Jargon File}] | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LEGOL "Application of MP/3 to the Design and Implementation of LEGOL, A Legally Oriented Language", S.H. Mandil et al, Intl Symp Programming, Paris 1974. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
locale context of configuring an {operating system} or {application program} with its {character sets}, date and time formats, currency formats etc. Locales are significant for {internationalisation} and {localisation}. (1999-06-09) | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LOGOL Strings are stored on cyclic lists or 'tapes', which are operated upon by finite automata. J. Mysior et al, "LOGOL, A String manipulation Language", in Symbol Manipulations Languages and Techniques, D.G. Bobrow ed, N-H 1968, pp.166-177. | |
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]: | |
LSL 1. Larch Shared Language. An assertion language. (See Larch). 2. Link and Selector Language. Graphic query language. "LSL: A Link and Selector Language", D.C. Tsichritzis, Proc Intl Conf Management of Data, ACM 1976, pp.123-134. |