Similarly, in marriage the married partners are considered one entity legally.

Could someone who only twitched one shoulder be considered competent legally?

Persons younger than 20 years of age are legally considered juveniles.

Such fighters would have been legally considered uniformed members of their state's armed forces.

Under state law, people cannot be hospitalized against their will unless they are legally considered dangerous to themselves or others.

For state statutes typically set no age under 18 when a child is legally considered old enough to stay home alone.

At that time the leper was considered legally and politically dead.

The couple would be legally considered the parents if they adopt the child.

This is not viable and cannot be considered either legally or institutionally.

In Japan, the bus is legally considered as a sort of railway.