leftward |
to or toward the left. [2 definitions] |
left wing |
a faction of a political party or other group that advocates liberal reform or radical, revolutionary change, esp. in the social, political, or economic order. (Cf. right wing.) |
lefty |
(informal) a left-handed person. [2 definitions] |
leg |
one of the limbs that support and transport the animal or human body. [4 definitions] |
legacy |
money, property, or other goods left to someone in a will. [4 definitions] |
legal |
of or relating to law. [2 definitions] |
legalese |
the language of the legal profession, regarded as unnecessarily obscure or incomprehensible. |
legal holiday |
a holiday established by law and usu. celebrated by the closing of government offices, banks, and schools, and sometimes businesses and factories. |
legalism |
strict adherence to the law, esp. excessive conformity to a literal interpretation of the law. |
legality |
the quality or condition of being legal; lawfulness. [3 definitions] |
legalize |
to make permissible by law. |
legally |
in a way that obeys the law. |
legal pad |
a pad of yellow or white ruled paper measuring eight and one-half by fourteen inches. |
legal separation |
a legal agreement in which a husband and wife agree to live apart but are not divorced. |
legal-size |
designating paper having an approximate size of eight and one-half by fourteen inches. [2 definitions] |
legal tender |
money that may be offered to satisfy a debt and that must, by law, be accepted by the creditor. |
legate |
an official envoy or representative, esp. a papal representative. |
legatee |
one who receives or inherits a legacy. |
legation |
the legate and staff of a diplomatic mission in a foreign country. [3 definitions] |
legato |
in a smooth, even, and connected style, with no noticeable breaks between the notes (used as a musical direction). |
legend |
a story that cannot be verified but has importance among the people of a culture and has been handed down from earlier generations, or a collection of such stories, esp. as they relate to a specific event or persons of the past. [4 definitions] |