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illegitimate::noun | Spocien Dictionary
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| Synonyms | bastard, by-blow, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson |
| Type of | offspring, issue, progeny |
illegitimate::adjective | Spocien Dictionary
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Examples of illegitimate
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As long as the Taliban were the illegitimate children of ISI, that was possible.
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An executive's life takes an unexpected turn when his illegitimate son shows up.
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Waiting on her is her servant, Recep, a dwarf and the doctor's illegitimate son.
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The cabinet and constitution that Joseph did present was viewed as illegitimate.
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These may be dubbed unofficial, informal, unauthorized, or illegitimate sequels.
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Insofar as the feds trample the Bill of Rights, the government is illegitimate.
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A jolly old elf rather than an illegitimate child, destined for an early death.
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Most of the contracts the illegitimate businesses draw up are legal, Ripley said.
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That is not because there is anything illegitimate about wanting a strong Russia.
From the economist.com
- Bastard: the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
- Contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"
- Of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
- (illegitimately) in a manner disapproved or not allowed by custom; "He acted illegitimately when he increased the rent fourfold"
- (illegitimately) of biological parents not married to each other; "this child was born illegitimately"
- (illegitimacy) bastardy: the status of being born to parents who were not married
- (illegitimacy) unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
- Illegal; against the law; Born to unmarried parents; Illogical; incorrectly deduced
- (Illegitimacy) The Marks of Illegitimacy are varied, and in early examples are scarcely to be distinguished from marks of difference. The earliest known instance in English heraldry is the six lioncels borne by William Longspee, derived from his father, Henry II. ...
