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In a sentence. Broadly permitted without a special licence — an open, positive posture.
Legal is the most permissive positive status: the activity is allowed generally, without needing a per-actor licence. It scores high on the Atlas climate scale. Distinguish from legalised, which describes the act of moving something from prohibition into a legal/regulated regime.
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