legitimacy
/ləˈdʒɪtəməsi/
noun
- The quality of being legal or conforming to the law.
- The new law gave legitimacy to the organization's activities.
- Voters doubted the legitimacy of the election results.
- The legitimacy of the contract was questioned in court.
- The quality of being reasonable, acceptable, or justified.
- The scientist questioned the legitimacy of the study's methods.
- Her concerns about safety have legitimacy.
- There is no legitimacy to those rumors.
- The status of a child born to parents who are legally married.
- Laws about legitimacy have changed over the centuries.
- In the past, legitimacy affected a child's inheritance rights.
- The document proved the legitimacy of the heir.
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