alternative vs legal

alternative

adj
  • Relating to a choice between two or more possibilities. 

  • Presenting two or more alternatives. 

  • Other; different from something else. 

  • Not traditional, outside the mainstream, underground. 

noun
  • A situation which allows a mutually exclusive choice between two or more possibilities; a choice between two or more possibilities. 

  • One of several mutually exclusive things which can be chosen. 

  • alternative rock 

  • A non-offensive word or phrase that serves as a replacement for a word deemed offensive or unacceptable, though not as a euphemism. 

  • The remaining option; something available after other possibilities have been exhausted. 

legal

noun
  • Paper in sheets 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm). 

  • The legal department of a company. 

  • Somebody who immigrated lawfully. 

  • A spy who is attached to, and ostensibly employed by, an embassy, military outpost, etc. 

adj
  • Relating to the law or to lawyers. 

  • Having its basis in the law. 

  • Being allowed or prescribed by law. 

  • Above the age of consent or the legal drinking age. 

  • Following the rules or syntax of a system, such as a game or a programming language. 

  • (of paper or document layouts) Measuring 8½ in × 14 in (215.9 mm × 355.6 mm) (also legal-size). 

How often have the words alternative and legal occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )