illegitimacy (redirected from Modern Law)

il·le·git·i·ma·cy  (l-jt-m-s)

n.

1. The quality or condition of being illegitimate.

2. Bastardy.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	illegitimacy - the status of being born to parents who were not married bar sinister, bastardy status, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"
	2.	illegitimacy - unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law unlawfulness - the quality of failing to conform to law legitimacy - lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law

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illegitimacy

noun

1. bastardy, bastardism Divorce and illegitimacy lead to millions of one-parent families.

2. illegality, unconstitutionality, unlawfulness, illicitness, irregularity They denounced the illegitimacy and oppressiveness of the regime.

Translations

illegitimacy [ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ] N → ilegitimidad f

illegitimacy [ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi]

n [child] → naissance f hors mariage
At home, his illegitimacy was never mentioned → À la maison, la question de sa naissance hors mariage n'était jamais abordée.

modif [rate, scandal] → des naissances hors mariage

illegitimacy

n

(of child) → Unehelichkeit f

(= unlawfulness) → Unzulässigkeit f; (of government) → Unrechtmäßigkeit f

(of argument, conclusion) → Unzulässigkeit f

illegitimacy [ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ] n → illegittimità