legal limit

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandlimit

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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limit
noun
uk
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/us
/ˈlɪm.ɪt/
the greatest amount, number, or level of something that is either possible ...
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(Definition oflegalandlimitfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Another 1,000 people are between thelegallimitand twice thelegallimit.
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If sensibly interpreted, it could ensure that they no longer exceed theirlegallimitof contact time with pupils.
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Therefore, effectively there is alegallimiton the lot.
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He is clearly mistaken in defending the presentlegallimit.
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All four leave the pub over thelegallimit.
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That is how they kept to thelegallimitthen.
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At least now there is alegallimit.
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Many people think that there is alegallimit.
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We caught up to the top of thelegallimit.
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Therefore, we should carefully consider reducing the presentlegallimit.
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Thelegallimitfor drinking and driving is one of the issues we shall be considering.
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Thelegallimitfor driving is 80 mg per 100 ml—four times as high.
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The amendment presses for "staged reductions" from the presentlegallimit.
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But the design weight is not the same as thelegallimit.
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One in 500 is at twice thelegallimitor above.
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Half of them have driven with twice thelegallimitof alcohol in their blood.
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There is clearly nolegallimitto what could be justified by the word "interference".
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Secondly, in practice doctors work to two weeks below thelegallimit.
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It transpired that the driver's level was double thelegallimit.
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The table gives some indication of involvement of drivers or riders over thelegallimit.
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There is nolegallimitto the level of traffic flow on a single carriageway.
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There is a common misconception among the public that thelegallimitrepresents about two drinks.
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They are engaged in occupations in which there is nolegallimitas to hours.
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