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Legal ProceedingnounMWE(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invokedverified
Legal ProfessionnounMWEthe body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdictionverified
Legal RelationnounMWEa professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client)verified
Legal RepresentativenounMWEa personal representative with legal standing, for example power of attorney verified
Legal ResidencenounMWEthe residence where you have your permanent home or principal establishment and to where, whenever you are absent, you intend to returnverified
Legal SeparationnounMWEa judicial decree regulating the rights and responsibilities of a married couple living apartverified
legal staffnounMWEThe branch of an organization's personnel that is responsible for anything pertaining to law or legalities. Lawyers.verified
Legal TransfernounMWEthe voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to anotherverified
Legendary CreaturenounMWEa monster that is unverifiable but popularly accepted as possibly factualverified
Legislative BranchnounMWEthe branch of the United States government that has the power of legislatingverified
Legless LizardnounMWEdegenerate wormlike burrowing lizard of California closely related to alligator lizardsverified
Leishmaniasis AmericananounMWEa form of leishmaniasis endemic in Mexico and Central American and South Americaverified
Lemon BalmnounMWEbushy perennial Old World mint having small white or yellowish flowers and fragrant lemon-flavored leavesverified
Lemon ButternounMWEclarified butter browned slowly and seasoned with lemon juice and parsleyverified
Lemon DropnounMWEa hard candy with lemon flavor and a yellow color and (usually) the shape of a lemonverified
Lemon MintnounMWEan annual horsemint of central and western United States and northern Mexicoverified
Lemon SharknounMWEcommon shallow-water schooling shark of the Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil and off west Africaverified
Lemon SumacnounMWEsweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruitsverified
Lemon TreenounMWEa small evergreen tree that originated in Asia but is widely cultivated for its fruitverified
Lemon-Scented GumnounMWEsimilar to but smaller than the spotted gum and having lemon-scented leavesverified
Lemongrass OilnounMWEan aromatic oil that smells like lemon and is widely used in Asian cooking and in perfumes and medicinesverified
Lens SystemnounMWEa transparent optical device used to converge or diverge transmitted light and to form imagesverified
Lenten RosenounMWEslightly hairy perennial having deep green leathery leaves and flowers that are ultimately purplish-greenverified
Lenticular NucleusnounMWEa basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidumverified
Lentiform NucleusnounMWEa basal ganglion shaped like a lens and including the outer reddish putamen and the inner pale yellow pallidumverified
Lentil PlantnounMWEwidely cultivated Eurasian annual herb grown for its edible flattened seeds that are cooked like peas and also ground into meal and for its leafy stalks that are used as fodderverified
Leopard FrognounMWEcommon North American green or brownish frog having white-edged dark oval spotsverified
Leopard LilynounMWElily of southeastern United States having cup-shaped flowers with deep yellow to scarlet recurved petalsverified
Leper LilynounMWEEurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval timesverified
Lepidopterous InsectnounMWEinsect that in the adult state has four wings more or less covered with tiny scalesverified
Lepromatous LeprosynounMWEa very serious form of leprosy characterized by lesions that spread over much of the body and affecting many systems of the bodyverified
Lesser AnteaternounMWEsmall toothless anteater with prehensile tail and four-clawed forelimbsverified
Lesser CalamintnounMWElow-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to Great Britainverified
Lesser CelandinenounMWEperennial herb native to Europe but naturalized elsewhere having heart-shaped leaves and yellow flowers resembling buttercupsverified
Lesser GalangalnounMWEChinese perennial with pyramidal racemes of white flowers and pungent aromatic roots used medicinally and as flavoringverified
Lesser HemlocknounMWEEuropean weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eatenverified
Lesser OmentumnounMWEa part of the peritoneum attached to the stomach and liver and supporting the hepatic vesselsverified