Synonyms for legal status
le·gal sta·tus

Princeton's WordNet

1. legal statusnoun

   a status defined by law

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1. • Law
   • Status

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1. Cheryl Little:

   It's a step in the right direction, but it's going to fall far short of the mark, Deferred action is not legal status, it's simply a temporary reprieve from deportation.

2. Jerry Smith:

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

3. Jeb Bush:

   I know there's disagreement here, the simple fact is that there is no plan to deport 11 million people. We should give them a path to legal status where they work...and contribute to our society.

4. Lisa Snell:

   As for the teacher licenses, if there are individuals that do not have current legal status or a clear pathway to legal status but have the education and qualifications to teach in New York or any other state they should be approved to teach.

5. White House:

   President Trumphas invited a bipartisan group of moderate House members to the White House on Wednesdayto discuss a host of issues, including tax reform, infrastructure and health care, according to a congressional source familiar with the meeting. The meeting may also include a discussion of the path forward for ‘DREAMers,’ undocumented immigrants who came to the U.S. as children, the source said, asking for anonymity to discuss a meeting that had not been publicly announced. Trump last week canceledformer president Obama’spolicy of protecting DREAMersfrom deportation andset a six-month deadline for Congress to pass legislationto preserve their legal status. As of Tuesday morning,four Republican and eight Democratic House members were confirmed for the meeting, including members of the bipartisan ‘Problem Solvers’ caucus and the centrist Democrat Blue Dog Coalition, according to another congressional source familiar with the meeting.