legal profession vs profession

legal profession and profession both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
legal profession	Yes	No	No	No
profession	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, profession is a hypernym of legal profession; that is, profession is a word with a broader meaning than legal profession:

legal profession: the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
profession: the body of people in a learned occupation

legal profession (noun)	profession (noun)
the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction	an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences)
	an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion
	affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith
	the body of people in a learned occupation