Definition of Nonlegal

1. Adjective. Not regulated or sanctioned by law. "There were only extralegal recourses for their grievances"

Exact synonyms: Extralegal
Similar to: Illegal

Definition of Nonlegal

1. Adjective. not law-related; not related to the practice of law ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Nonlegal

1. not legal [adj]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Nonlegal

nonlazy
nonlead
nonleaded
nonleading
nonleafy
nonleague
nonleaking
nonleaky
nonleap
nonlearning
nonleasable
nonleather
nonleftist
nonleftists
nonlegacy
nonlegal (current term)
nonlegalistic
nonlegalized
nonlegendary
nonlegislated
nonlegislative
nonlegislator
nonlegislators
nonlegitimacy
nonlegitimate
nonlegume
nonlegumes
nonleguminous
nonlending
nonlenticular

Literary usage of Nonlegal

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Treatise on Attorneys at Law by Edward Mark Thornton, Hiram Thomas (1914)
"nonlegal Arguments for and against Admission. — Mr. Justice Bradley, speaking for the United States Supreme Court, declared that "nature herself has always ..."

2. Beyond Intellectual Property: Toward Traditional Resource Rights for by Darrell Addison Posey, Graham Dutfield (1996)
"nonlegal instruments can also be helpful. Nongovernmental institutions ... In this chapter, we describe nonlegal instruments that may be helpful in building ..."

3. State of California Commission on Judicial Performance: 1996 Annual Report by Victoria B. Henley (1998)
"(3) Subject to the following limitations and the other requirements of this Code, (a) a judge may serve as an officer, director, trustee, or nonlegal ..."

4. Working with the Courts in Child Protection by Jane N. Feller (1995)
"RULES OF EVIDENCE AND THE nonlegal PROFESSIONAL Obviously, the rules of evidence are complicated and the nonlegal professional will not need to know all of ..."

5. Science by American Association for the Advancement of Science (1883)
"nonlegal Approaches The vehicle of progress that is most often invoked in this field is the law. Proposals for legislative change or for judicial ..."

6. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1908)
"... miscellaneous works, both of a legal and nonlegal character. The first and third divisions are naturally the longer, and the first, especially, ..."

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