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illegitimacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | bar sinister, bastardy |
| Type of | position, status |
illegitimacy::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | unlawfulness |
Examples of illegitimacy
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Neither Eugenia's illegitimacy nor her adoption barred her $1,600,000 windfall.
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Illegitimacy is more of a problem on daytime TV than it remains in real life.
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If the infant died of the snakebite, illegitimacy was supposed to be implied.
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The invasion of South Georgia makes the clear the illegitimacy of Argentina's claim.
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Illegitimacy has affected not only the illegitimate individuals themselves.
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Adoption by a single parent is a new trend growing out of the soaring illegitimacy rate.
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The illegitimacy of this election seems not only plausible but likely.
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A cloud of illegitimacy hangs over President Hamid Karzai because of the recent election.
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Roman society did not stigmatize illegitimacy to the extent of later Western societies.
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- Bastardy: the status of being born to parents who were not married
- Unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
- (illegitimate) contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
- Bastard: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- (illegitimate) of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
- The state or condition of being illegitimate
- (Illegitimate) Born to a mother who was not married.
- (Illegitimate) adj. 1.Laws that prohibit or inhibit adoptees and original parents from finding each other. 2. Any act of coersion that separates families. It is illogical that this word should be an adjective for a human being.
- (illegitimate) Refers to a name published validly, but not satisfying one or more articles of the Code of botanical nomenclature or the Code of Nomenclature for cultivated Plants.
