Legally speaking, the church was not allowed to own real estate, and its former facilities remained federal property.

"So, legally speaking, that was the end of the road and now it's up to me."

Legally speaking he is correct, so he's just stating a fact.

Because I have quite a battle on my hands, legally speaking.

Legally speaking, these people were not even on your property at the time you ran them over.

Yes, you've gotten away with it for years, but legally speaking, you never had the right to begin with.

There is an answer, legally speaking, from an actual 1993 court case in Paris, if anyone wants to hear it.

And this is how we might get around it, legally speaking.

I know that legally speaking the Commission is able to do so.

Legally speaking, too, Schengen is not exactly a thing of beauty.