This is the 5733rd most frequent Korean word.
법률상
"법률상" means "legal" or "pertaining to the law."
Here, '법률상' is used as an adverb meaning 'legally' or 'in terms of the law' to provide a legal context to the statement.
법률상으로는 이 계약은 유효합니다.
Legally, this contract is valid.
'법률상' is used adverbially to frame the perspective of the discussion within the scope of the law.
법률상으로 보면 이 사례는 특별합니다.
From a legal perspective, this case is special.
In this sentence, '법률상' modifies '책임' (responsibility), indicating responsibility from a legal standpoint.