legal document

1. 1.

   (law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right

   Synonymslegal instrumentofficial documentinstrument

   Broaderdocument

   Narrowerarticles of incorporationderivative instrumentnegotiable instrumentpassportship's papersmanifestdebenturepower of attorneyletters of administrationletters testamentary

   law

Questions about legal document

What does legal document mean?

legal document means "(law) a document that states some contractual relationship or grants some right".

What is another word for legal document?

Close synonyms include legal instrument, official document, instrument. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is legal document a common word?

legal document is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.