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Bookmark or Share- LEGITIMATE | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionaryreasonable and acceptable: He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense. A legitimate child is one whose parents are legally married at the time of his or her birth. Fewer examples. Her passport seemed legitimate, but on closer inspection, it was found to have been altered.
- Legitimate Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster1. 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.
- legitimate: Meaning and Definition of | Infoplease—adj. according to law; lawful: the property's legitimate owner. in accordance with established rules, principles, or standards. born in wedlock or of legally married parents: legitimate children. in accordance with the laws of reasoning; logically inferable; logical: a legitimate conclusion.
- LEGITIMATE Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comconforming to established standards of usage, behaviour, etc. based on correct or acceptable principles of reasoning. reasonable, sensible, or valid. a legitimate question. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law. of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right. a legitimate monarch.
- legitimate - WordReference.com Dictionary of Englishto show or declare to be legitimate or proper: He was under obligation to legitimate his commission. to justify; sanction or authorize: His behavior was legitimated by custom.
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