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il·le·git·i·ma·cy
(ĭl′ĭ-jĭt′ə-mə-sē)n.
1. The quality or condition of being illegitimate.
2. Offensive The condition of being born to parents not married to each other.
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il•le•git•i•ma•cy
(ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mə si)n., pl. -cies.
the state or quality of being illegitimate.
[1670–80]
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| Noun | 1. | illegitimacy - the status of being born to parents who were not married |
| 2. | illegitimacy - unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law unlawfulness - the quality of failing to conform to law legitimacy - lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law |
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illegitimacy
noun
1. bastardy, bastardism Divorce and illegitimacy lead to millions of one-parent families.
2. illegality, unconstitutionality, unlawfulness, illicitness, irregularity They denounced the illegitimacy and oppressiveness of the regime.
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illegitimacy
noun1. The state or quality of being illegal:
2. The condition of being of illegitimate birth:
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Translations
عَدَم شَرْعِيَّه
nelegitimnost
ulovlighed
házasságon kívüliség
ólögmæti; óréttmæti
nelegitímnosť
kanuna aykırılıkpiçlik
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illegitimacy
[ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi] n [child] → naissance f hors mariage
At home, his illegitimacy was never mentioned → À la maison, la question de sa naissance hors mariage n'était jamais abordée.
At home, his illegitimacy was never mentioned → À la maison, la question de sa naissance hors mariage n'était jamais abordée.
modif [rate, scandal] → des naissances hors mariage
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
illegitimacy
n
(of child) → Unehelichkeit f
(of argument, conclusion) → Unzulässigkeit f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
illegitimate
(iliˈdʒitəmət) adjective1. born of parents not married to each other.
2. unacceptable or not allowed (especially by law).
ˌilleˈgitimately adverbˌilleˈgitimacy noun
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