Oxford Dictionary English legal holiday nounnoun BrE BrE//ˌliːɡl ˈhɒlədeɪ// ; NAmE NAmE//ˌliːɡl ˈhɑːlədeɪ// Add to my wordlistjump to other results(in the US) a public holiday that is fixed by law compare bank holidaySee legal holiday in the Oxford Advanced American DictionaryCheck pronunciation: legal holiday oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com