English to English Dictionary

Legal framework

A broad system of rules, laws, agreements, and standards that establish a context for action, organization, or governance.

Legal-Economics

The study of the relationship between law and economic principles, analyzing how legal frameworks influence economic behavior and outcomes.

Legatee

A person who receives a legacy or personal property left in a will.

Legatissimo

In a manner that is extremely smooth and connected, especially in musical performance.

Legionella

A bacterium of a genus that includes the bacterium which causes Legionnaires' disease.

Leisure suit

A men's casual suit consisting of a shirt-style jacket and matching trousers, typically made of polyester and popular in the 1970s.

Leitmotif

A short, recurring musical phrase associated with a particular person, place, or idea.

Lethal Dose

The amount of a substance that can cause death in an organism.

Leuco

Relating to or denoting a colorless or white form of a substance, especially in biological or chemical contexts.

Levee

An embankment built along the side of a river to prevent high water from flooding adjacent land.

Levy

An imposition, raising, or collection of something, such as a tax, by authority or force.

Lexeme

The fundamental unit of meaning in a language, representing a single word or a base form of a word.