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LEGITIMATE definition: 1. allowed by law: 2. reasonable and acceptable: 3. A legitimate child is one whose parents are…. Learn more.
1. a. : lawfully begotten. specifically : born in wedlock. b. : having full filial rights and obligations by birth. a legitimate child. 2. a. : being exactly as intended or presented : neither spurious nor false. a legitimate grievance. a legitimate claim. a legitimate practitioner.
Something legitimate is the real deal — according to the law. Legitimate has other variations of meaning. To legitimate something is to make it legal, either by passing a law or publicly recognizing it as in accordance with the law.
Legitimate definition: according to law; lawful. See examples of LEGITIMATE used in a sentence.
adjective. /lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/ for which there is a fair and acceptable reason synonym valid, justifiable. a legitimate grievance. It seemed a perfectly legitimate question. Politicians are legitimate targets for satire. Extra Examples. Oxford Collocations Dictionary. Definitions on the go.
1. adjective. Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law. The French government has condemned the coup in Haiti and has demanded the restoration of the legitimate government. The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.
legitimate meaning, definition, what is legitimate: fair or reasonable: Learn more.
Definitions of 'legitimate'. 1. Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law. [...] 2. If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified. [...] More.
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; especially, to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means.
a : to make (something) real, accepted, or official. slang words legitimated by usage. b : to show that (something or someone) is fair or reasonable. Her tendency to be secretive only serves to legitimate their suspicions.
