You're to get a job, support yourself through legal means, make something of your life.
If the legal means won't serve, alternatives must be found.
But the effect is similar, and yes, there have been several attempts to stop me by various legal means.
"They don't have the legal means to petition the court for treatment."
"I am willing to pass this measure through any legal means that may be necessary."
"We will fight the decision with all legal means possible and are confident of winning the case."
He was ready to fight it by all means, legal or illegal.
The most important of these is protection from your natural parents: they cannot contact you by any legal means.
"We are using legal means instead of innovation," one executive says.
It started as 14 individuals searching for their children through legal means.