il·le·git·i·mate

(ĭl′ĭ-jĭt′ə-mĭt)

adj.

a. Being against established or accepted rules and standards: an illegitimate means of winning a debate.

b. Being against the law; illegal: an illegitimate contract.

c. Not valid or defensible: Their reasons for missing school are illegitimate.

d. Incorrectly deduced; illogical: an illegitimate conclusion.

e. Biology Unacceptable as a scientific name because of not conforming to the international rules of nomenclature.

2. Offensive Born to parents not married to each other.

il′le·git′i·mate·ly adv.

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ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Adv.	1.	illegitimately - in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold" illicitly lawfully, legitimately, licitly - in a manner acceptable to common custom; "you cannot do this legitimately!"
	2.	illegitimately - of biological parents not married to each other; "this child was born illegitimately" out of wedlock legitimately - in a lawfully recognized manner; "let's get married so our child can be born legitimately"

Translations

بصورةٍ غَيْر شَرْعِيَّه أو قانونيَّه

nelegitimně

unehelich unrechtmäßig

illégitimement

házasságon kívül

á óréttmætan/ólögmætan hátt

contro la legge illegalmente illegittimamente

nelegitímne

kanuna aykırı olarak

违法地

illegitimately

[ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪtlɪ] ADV → ilegítimamente

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

illegitimately

adv

born → unehelich

(= contrary to law) → unzulässig, unerlaubt; use → unrechtmäßigerweise, unzulässigerweise

argue, conclude → unzulässig, nicht folgerichtig

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

illegitimately

[ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪtlɪ] adv → illegittimamente

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

illegitimate

(iliˈdʒitəmət) adjective

1. born of parents not married to each other.

2. unacceptable or not allowed (especially by law).

ˌilleˈgitimately adverb

ˌilleˈgitimacy noun

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References in periodicals archive

Hasaka, SANA -- The USA has illegitimately sent a new convoy containing tens of vehicles loading military and logistic equipment to Qamishli city in support of the separatist Qasad militia, which is besieging tens of thousands of civilians in the areas of its spread with a support of the US occupation forces spread in Syrian al-Jazira region.

Washington sends tens of trucks laden with military and logistic equipment to separatist Qasad militia

The Judge ordered the couple to compensate Kathungu with Sh43 million as loss because his land has been illegitimately unavailable to him since the year 2000.

Courts orders popular Embu building demolished

Olowofela, who addressed journalists at the Nigeria Union of Journalists (NUJ) Press Centre, Ibadan, on behalf of his colleagues, held that no car was illegitimately taken away by the former aides, saying it was a tradition for governors across the country to go away with cars officially attached to them.

Taking Cars Away After Service Is Tradition, Not Aberration -Ajimobi's Aides

Upon which the bench observed that how it could be possible that the 'state-owned land was illegitimately allotted and no one could gain benefit'.

Qaim Ali Shah's bail extended till June 19

MIRPUR (AJK) -- Brisk preparations have begun by the people at both sides of the Line of Control in the Himalayan state of Jammu and Kashmir - AJK and Occupied Kashmir - to celebrate Pakistan Day on March 23 with a newest resolve to smash the manacles of the tyrannical Indian invaders-making them quit the illegitimately held part of the paradise on earth instantaneously.

Brisk preparations to celebrate Pakistan Day on March 23 in Kashmir begins

It was revealed in the documents that foreign office officials had illegitimately paid Rs 100.80 million to a private company AS Khan construction and all rules and regulations were badly violated on the time of huge payments.

Massive financial corruption done in hostel construction

America feels no remorse in illegitimately interfering in the political affairs of other countries and then toppling them for its vested interests.

Venezuela

The anti-graft body said the suspect had inflicted loss upon the national exchequer by illegitimately allotting the plot.

Court rejects AG Majeed's pre-arrest bail plea

During the hearing, she informed the court that a specific section of media was trying to give an impression that she garnered her wealth illegitimately.

Aleema Khan reveals sources for purchasing offshore properties

In their hand-delivered letter, Al-Ghufran tribe revealed that the violations by the Qatari regime did not stop at the illegitimately revoking the citizenship of 6,000 citizens with no legal basis, it also included taking away the tribe's land by force and exploiting it for the purposes of building the facilities of the 2022 World Cup.

Pressure on FIFA to strip Qatar of 2022 World Cup builds

In granting the petition, the High Court declared that Sereno had been illegitimately holding the position of Chief Justice and whose appointment by then-President Benigno Aquino III was void from the start.

'Nonsense,' Roque says of opposition claims on CJ appointment