Synonyms for legal status
le·gal sta·tus

Princeton's WordNet

1. legal statusnoun

   a status defined by law

Matched Categories

1. • Law
   • Status

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1. Bernie Sanders:

   It is time to give them legal status, it is time to create a reasonable and responsible path to citizenship.

2. Hillary Clinton:

   We have to finally, once and for all, fix our immigration system, make no mistake, today not a single Republican candidate, announced or potential, is clearly and consistently supporting a path to citizenship. Not one. When they talk about legal status, that is code for second-class status.

3. Emily Benavides:

   As he outlined in his book on this issue, Gov. Bush believes in a conservative legislative solution to fix our broken immigration system that includes earned legal status for those currently in the country after they pay fines and taxes, learn English and commit no substantial crimes while securing our border.

4. Jim Cain:

   It is appropriate for the court to determine the legal status of Ms. Anderson.

5. Jerry Smith:

   Here you have this granting (of legal status) to an entire classification that puts them one step ahead for lots of benefits.