Usage examples of "situación legal" in Spanish with translation to English

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Él es el dueño legal de la empresa. He is the lawful owner of the company.
Creo que es improbable que una situación como esta vuelva a ocurrir alguna vez. I think it's unlikely that a situation like this one would ever occur again.
Es completamente legal. It's perfectly legal.
Cuando te encuentras repentinamente en una situación peligrosa, controla el pánico, decide que debes hacer y entonces, hazlo. When suddenly faced with a dangerous situation, hold your horses - make sure of the proper action, then act.
Hasta el año 1986 fue legal el castigo de los niños en las escuelas de Inglaterra, con correas, varas y cachiporras. Until 1986, in the schools of England, it was legal to punish children with belts, sticks, and clubs.
La situación parecía muy tensa y peligrosa. The situation seemed very tense and dangerous.
Desde el punto de vista legal, él es libre. From the standpoint of the law, he is free.
No queda más que ceder en una situación como esta. In a situation like this, there is nothing for it but to give in.
¿Esto es legal? Is this legal?
Naturalmente, otra explicación de esta situación es que el chino es más difícil de aprender que el inglés. Of course, another explanation of this situation is that Chinese is harder to learn than English.
La esclavitud era legal ahí. Slavery was legal there.
La situación está más allá de mi control. The situation is beyond my grasp.
En ese punto, yo comprendí la gravedad de la situación. At that point I realized the danger of the situation.
La situación empeoraba cada minuto. The situation became worse by the minute.
La bala penetró su pecho, dejándolo en una situación crítica. The bullet penetrated his chest, leaving him in critical condition.
En el sur de China, la situación es diferente. In the south of China, the situation is different.
La situación es desesperada. The situation is hopeless.
Tom explicó la situación a Mary. Tom explained the situation to Mary.
Yo haría lo mismo en una situación similar. In a similar situation, I'd do the same.
Tom debió haber manejado la situación de otra forma. Tom should have handled the situation differently.
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