legal
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- 1 legal、lawful、legitimate [legally valid]
This word means that something is allowed by law or does not violate the law. It is used for actions, businesses, documents, status, and procedures that are legal or lawful.
legal、lawful、legitimate [legally valid]
Describes something that complies with the law and is legally permitted or valid.
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ธุรกิจนี้ถูกกฎหมาย thúrakìt níi thùuk kòt mǎay This business is legal. ธุรกิจนี้ถูกกฎหมาย details
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เขาเข้าประเทศอย่างถูกกฎหมาย khǎw khâw prathêet yàaŋ thùuk kòt mǎay He entered the country legally. เขาเข้าประเทศอย่างถูกกฎหมาย details
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เอกสารนี้ถูกกฎหมายไหม èekkasǎan níi thùuk kòt mǎay mǎy Is this document legally valid? เอกสารนี้ถูกกฎหมายไหม details
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ขายของถูกกฎหมาย khǎay khɔ̌ɔŋ thùuk kòt mǎay Sell goods legally. ขายของถูกกฎหมาย details
Learning notes
Explanation
ถูกกฎหมาย is formed from ถูก, meaning “correct” or “in accordance with,” and กฎหมาย, “law.” The core idea is “in accordance with the law.” It is commonly used for actions, businesses, immigration status, employment, documents, sales, and other matters where legal permission or validity is relevant. In the form อย่างถูกกฎหมาย, it functions adverbially as “legally.” The opposite is ผิดกฎหมาย, “illegal.”
Usage
This word is often used in legal, administrative, business, immigration, employment, contract, and sales contexts. It also appears naturally in everyday conversation, especially in questions like ถูกกฎหมายไหม, “Is it legal?”
Caution
It refers to legal status, not whether something is morally good or socially appropriate. Also, although ถูก can mean “cheap,” ถูกกฎหมาย is a fixed expression meaning “legal,” not “cheap law.”
Differences from similar words
1 legal synonyms
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ชอบด้วยกฎหมาย is a more formal expression meaning “in accordance with the law.” ถูกกฎหมาย is the more general and everyday way to say that something is legal.