legitimacy
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le·git·i·ma·cy
(lə-jĭt′ə-mə-sē)n.
The quality or fact of being legitimate.
le•git•i•ma•cy
(lɪˈdʒɪt ə mə si)n.
the state of being legitimate.
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Noun | 1. | legitimacy - lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law lawfulness - the quality of conforming to law illegitimacy - unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law |
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legitimacy
nounThe state or quality of being within the law:
Translations
شَرْعِيَّه، مَشْروعِيَّه
zákonnost
legitimitetlovlighed
lögmæti
meşrulukyasallık
legitimacy
[lɪˈdʒɪtɪməsɪ] N1. (= 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
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
legitimate
(liˈdʒitimət) adjective1. lawful. Is this procedure perfectly legitimate?
2. (of a child) born to parents who are married to each other.
leˈgitimately adverbleˈgitimacy noun