legally recognize
Frequency: 7.210.1 per million words
to officially accept something according to the law
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- A bill of exchange is a legally recognized document.
- Many countries now legally recognize same-sex marriage.
- The company was legally recognized as a non-profit organization last year.
- His claim to the inheritance was legally recognized by the court.
- International law does not yet legally recognize the new state.
- For a will to be valid, it must be legally recognized by the probate court.
- The indigenous community fought for decades to have their land rights legally recognized.
- Do all states legally recognize common-law marriages?
- Her foreign degree was legally recognized after a thorough evaluation.
- The government plans to legally recognize digital signatures as binding.