v. make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"

adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

adj. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"

v. approve and express assent, responsibility, or obligation; "All parties ratified the peace treaty"; "Have you signed your contract yet?"

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

v. support a person for a position; "The Senate confirmed the President's candidate for Secretary of Defense"

v. give sanction to; "I approve of his educational policies"

v. be behind; approve of; "He plumped for the Labor Party"; "I backed Kennedy in 1960"

v. make laws, bills, etc. or bring into effect by legislation; "They passed the amendment"; "We cannot legislate how people's spend their free time"

v. establish the authenticity of something

adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

adj. given official approval to act; "an accredited college"; "commissioned broker"; "licensed pharmacist"; "authorized representative"

adj. not counterfeit or copied; "an authentic signature"; "a bona fide manuscript"; "an unquestionable antique"; "photographs taken in a veritable bull ring"

adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

adj. based on known statements or events or conditions; "rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year"

adj. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

adj. showing reason or sound judgment; "a sensible choice"; "a sensible person"

adj. financially secure and safe; "sound investments"; "a sound economy"

adj. based on sound reasoning or evidence; "well-founded suspicions"

adj. free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

adj. having a legally established claim; "the legitimate heir"; "the true and lawful king"

adj. of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

adj. exercising or showing good judgment; "healthy scepticism"; "a healthy fear of rattlesnakes"; "the healthy attitude of French laws"; "healthy relations between labor and management"; "an intelligent solution"; "a sound approach to the problem"; "sound advice"; "no sound explanation for his decision"

adj. formally supported especially by public statement

adj. sanctioned by established authority; "an authoritative communique"; "the authorized biography"

adj. that may be permitted especially as according to rule; "permissible behavior in school"; "a permissible tax deduction"

adj. established by authority; given authoritative approval; "a list of approved candidates"

adj. relating to or part of a binding legal agreement; "contractual obligations"

adj. endowed with authority

adj. established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules

adj. well grounded in logic or truth or having legal force; "a valid inference"; "a valid argument"; "a valid contract"; "a valid license"

adj. executed with proper legal authority; "a binding contract"

adj. having legal efficacy or force; "a sound title to the property"

adj. logically valid; "a sound argument"

adj. declared or made legally valid; "a validated claim"

adj. decreed by or proceeding from a court of justice; "a judicial decision"

adj. formally approved and invested with legal authority

adj. prescribed or authorized by or punishable under a statute; "statutory restrictions"; "a statutory age limit"; "statutory crimes"; "statutory rape"

adj. before a judge or court of law; awaiting judicial determination

adj. of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful

adj. prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"