legal status
One's lawful standing
Legal status is a person's or entity's standing under the law—the rights, obligations, and recognition that come with a particular classification.
Immigration discussions frequently use the phrase: What's your legal status in this country?
A business might have legal status as a corporation or nonprofit.
Legal status determines what you can do, own, or receive under a given jurisdiction.
Legal belonging to country
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- visaTravel authorization stamp
- residentOne who inhabits
immigrant · asylum · deportation · stateless · dual citizenship · green card · permanent residency · work permit
Legally guaranteed benefits
- privilegesRights granted to some
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- protectionGuarding against harm
equality · discrimination · emancipation · suffrage · accessibility · representation · appeal · remedy
Involving official oversight
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- auditFormal accounts examination
- licensingGranting official permission
registration · inspection · verification · validation · conformity · adherence · due diligence · oversight
Quality of being sound
- lawfulPermitted by statute
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
- sanctionedFormally approved or penalized
ratified · binding · constitutional · bona fide · authentic · authorized · enforceable · void
nationality
Legal belonging to country
- passportGovernment-issued travel credential
- naturalizationLegal path to belonging
- visaTravel authorization stamp
resident · immigrant · asylum · deportation · stateless · dual citizenship · green card · permanent residency · work permit · refugee
entitlements
Legally guaranteed benefits
- privilegesRights granted to some
- civil libertiesRights limiting government power
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
protection · equality · discrimination · emancipation · suffrage · accessibility · representation · appeal · remedy · redress
regulatory
Involving official oversight
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- accreditationOfficial quality approval
- auditFormal accounts examination
licensing · registration · inspection · verification · validation · conformity · adherence · due diligence · oversight · standards
validity
Quality of being sound
- lawfulPermitted by statute
- recognizedPerceived as familiar
- officialAuthority-sanctioned person or status
sanctioned · ratified · binding · constitutional · bona fide · authentic · authorized · enforceable · void · voidable
- immigrationimmigrant, immigrants, visa, refugee, citizenship
- legal statuspersonhood, capacity to act, incapacity, citizenship, nationality
- border controlvisa requirements, passport control, guard, border crossing, border security
- refugeesrefugee camps, refugee camp, displaced persons, refugee policy, refugee rights
- Roman Freedomcitizenship, manumission, civil rights, freedmen, freeborn
- spousal rightsspousal rights, equal partnership, conjugal rights, divorce rights, inheritance rights
legal, status, illegal, legitimate, legally, statute, illegally, legality, illegality