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Translations legitimacy [lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ] N 1. (= lawfulness) [of government, action, birth] → legitimidad f 2. (= justifiableness) [of concern] → justificación; [of argument] → validez f there can be no doubt as to the legitimacy of such claims → no cabe duda de que estas reclamaciones están justificadas legitimacy n → Rechtmäßigkeit f, → Legitimität f; (of birth) → Ehelichkeit f; (of conclusion) → Berechtigung f; I don’t doubt the legitimacy of your excuse/reason → ich bezweifle nicht, dass Ihre Entschuldigung/Ihr Grund gerechtfertigt ist legitimacy [lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ] n (gen) → legittimità; (of argument, excuse) → validità legitimacy [lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ] n (gen) → legittimità; (of argument, excuse) → validità How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Certainly they were; supposing there were to be doubts raised as to the validity of your marriage or the legitimacy of your child? I now mean legitimacy as connected with cause and effect, and nothing political or dynastic. The genial disdain of Michel Rollin, who called them impostors, was answered by him with vituperation, of which crapule and canaille were the least violent items; he amused himself with abuse of their private lives, and with sardonic humour, with blasphemous and obscene detail, attacked the legitimacy of their births and the purity of their conjugal relations: he used an Oriental imagery and an Oriental emphasis to accentuate his ribald scorn. |
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