jurídico
legal
adjective hoo-REE-dee-koh Less Common
Origin: from Latin iuridicus (relating to law), from ius (law) + dicere (to say)
Also means
juridical
Usage Note
Jurídico is a formal, technical adjective used in legal and administrative language: marco jurídico (legal framework), persona jurídica (legal entity). In everyday speech legal is more common for the ordinary sense of 'lawful'. A learner should know jurídico mainly for reading formal texts; legal and legalmente cover most conversational needs.
Examples
"El equipo jurídico revisó todos los contratos."
Natural Translation
The legal team reviewed all the contracts.
Literal Translation
team legal
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