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Definition of "legal status" []

  • A status defined by law (noun)

WordNet. Princeton University. 2010.

Use "legal status" in a sentence
  • "The parish of Greiz has existed since 1897 and the statutes of the Catholic congregation there, dated 12 April, 1897, received government sanction of 7 June of the same year, together with the grant of a legal status under the civil law."
  • "If, under the upcoming EPA rules, the daily violations grow frequent enough to push Wichita into a legal status known as "non-attainment" of the standards, the city would have to mandate clean-up steps likely to cost local businesses and residents more than $10 million annually, Wichita officials estimate."
  • "Business-related topics such as creative teaching methods, the legal status of the Bates Method, setting up a vision studio, and methods of building a practice are also covered."