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Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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legitimate — le·git·i·mate 1 /lə ji tə mət/ adj [Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to give legal status to, from Latin legitimus legally sanctioned, from leg , lex law] 1: conceived or born of parents lawfully married to each other or… … Law dictionary
legitimate — ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to the law or to rules. 2) able to be defended with logic or justification: a legitimate excuse. 3) (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. 4) (of a sovereign) having a title based on strict… … English terms dictionary
Legitimate — Le*git i*mate ( m[=a]t), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Legitimated} ( m[=a] t[e^]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Legitimating} ( m[=a] t[i^]ng).] To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
legitimate — legal, lawful, legitimate, licit 1. All four words share the basic meaning ‘conforming to the law’. Something is legal when it is authorized by the law of the land, legitimate when it conforms to custom or common justice, and lawful (a more old… … Modern English usage
legitimate — I. adjective Etymology: Middle English legitimat, from Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to legitimate, from Latin legitimus legitimate, from leg , lex law Date: 15th century 1. a. lawfully begotten; specifically born in… … New Collegiate Dictionary
legitimate — le·git·i·mate || lɪ dʒɪtɪmÉ™t v. make valid; make lawful; make legitimate; justify, make permissible adj. legal, lawful; acceptable; justified; reasonable, logical; born of parents who are legally married; correct, sound; authorized … English contemporary dictionary
legitimate — adj. & v. adj. 1 a (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. b (of a parent, birth, descent, etc.) with, of, through, etc., a legitimate child. 2 lawful, proper, regular, conforming to the standard type. 3 logically admissible … Useful english dictionary
legitimate — adjective lɪ dʒɪtɪmət 1》 conforming to the law or to rules. ↘(of a sovereign) having a title based on strict hereditary right. 2》 (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. 3》 able to be defended with logic or justification … English new terms dictionary
legitimate — Adjective: Lawful; of lawful parentage. Verb: To make lawful; to make legitimate. To effect a legitimation of an illegitimate child. McKamie v Baskerville, 86 Tenn 459, 461. See legitimation … Ballentine's law dictionary
legitimate — 1. adjective a) In accordance with the law or established legal forms and requirements; lawful. b) Conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards; valid. Syn … Wiktionary
