Something legitimate is the real deal according to the law.
Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful;
Verb
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone); "They legitimized their natural child"
Verb
show or affirm to be just and legitimate
Verb
make legal; "Marijuana should be legalized"
Adjective S.
authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law; "a legitimate government"
Adjective
of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
Adjective S.
in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles; "legitimate advertising practices"
Adjective S.
in accordance with reason or logic; "a logical conclusion"
a.
Accordant with law or with established legal forms and
requirements; lawful; as, legitimate government; legitimate rights; the
legitimate succession to the throne; a legitimate proceeding of an
officer; a legitimate heir.
a.
Lawfully begotten; born in wedlock.
a.
Authorized; real; genuine; not false, counterfeit, or
spurious; as, legitimate poems of Chaucer; legitimate inscriptions.
a.
Conforming to known principles, or accepted rules; as,
legitimate reasoning; a legitimate standard, or method; a legitimate
combination of colors.
a.
Following by logical sequence; reasonable; as, a
legitimate result; a legitimate inference.
v. t.
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put
in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by
legal means; as, to legitimate a bastard child.
Legitimate
Tillotson still keeps his place as a legitimate English classic.5.
Legitimate
To enact a statute of that which he dares not seem to approve, even to legitimate vice.
Accordant with law or with established legal forms and requirements; lawful;
To make legitimate, lawful, or valid; esp., to put in the position or state of a legitimate person before the law, by legal means;
Usage Examples
Hungary is, in a word, in a state of WAR against the Hapsburg dynasty, a war of legitimate defence, by which alone it can ever regain independence and freedom.
At a certain point, I just put the building and the art impulse together. I decided that building was a legitimate way to make sculpture.
I think, like everybody else in New Hampshire, when I pull up to fill up my car and I pay $50, I get upset. And I'm wondering if these prices are legitimate.
I think we have to face the reality that in a society where there is a legitimate threat of terrorism, not being able to see one's face, not being able to have some sense of communication in that way, is for many societies a challenge.
As long as the opposition believes the world will stand with Ukraine's democrat reformers, they will have the leverage and the courage to establish a legitimate republic under the leadership of Viktor Yushchenko.
My dad was vehemently opposed to electric guitars. He did not look on that kind of music as legitimate in any way.
Not all moral issues have the same moral weight as abortion and euthanasia. There may be legitimate diversity of opinion even among Catholics about waging war and applying the death penalty, but not... with regard to abortion and euthanasia.
I believe that smaller government is better government. But I also believe that in the areas where government does play a legitimate role, we should demand that it is done better.
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Other Usage ExamplesI don't get angry very often. I lose my temper rarely. And when I do, there's always a legitimate cause. Normally I have a great lightness of being. I take things in a very happy, amused way.
It's kind of interesting, because hacking is a skill that could be used for criminal purposes or legitimate purposes, and so even though in the past I was hacking for the curiosity, and the thrill, to get a bite of the forbidden fruit of knowledge, I'm now working in the security field as a public speaker.
However, there is no legal and legitimate state called Israel.
It is a wise tune that knows its own father, and I like my music to be the legitimate offspring of respectable parents.
All, all is theft, all is unceasing and rigorous competition in nature the desire to make off with the substance of others is the foremost - the most legitimate - passion nature has bred into us and, without doubt, the most agreeable one.
Most of my relationships have been like that - with record companies. I've never had a legitimate business relationship with a company. I've always had a personal relationship with someone in the company.
Appellant constituted a legitimate class of one, and this provides a basis for Congress's decision to proceed with dispatch with respect to his materials.
Cyberspace. A consensual hallucination experienced daily by billions of legitimate operators, in every nation, by children being taught mathematical concepts.
A vital step for the technology sector is to signpost legitimate search options far more clearly and to delete links to sites that promote illegally sourced content.
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