nonlegal

[ non-lee-guh l ]
/ nɒnˈli gəl /

adjective

not related to, qualified for, or phrased in the manner of the practice of law (distinguished from illegal): a nonlegal explanation.

Origin of nonlegal

non- + legal

Words nearby nonlegal

nonjoinder, nonjudgmental, nonjuror, nonlamellar bone, nonleaded, nonlegal, nonlethal, nonlife, nonlinear, nonlinearity, nonlipid histiocytosis

Example sentences from the Web for non-legal

  • In the seventeenth century, lawyers usually called their clients and the non-legal public 'Lay Gents.'

    A Book About Lawyers |John Cordy Jeaffreson

  • There was no foundation for this view in positive law, but it appears from time to time in non-legal and quasi-legal writings.

    The Journal of Negro History, Volume 6, 1921 |Various