Legitimacy synonyms and antonyms

lə-jĭt'ə-mə-sē

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legitimateness
The quality of being legitimate.
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credibility (related)
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authenticity
The quality or state of being authentic; reliability; genuineness
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lawfulness
Property of being lawful, of obeying the law.
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legality
The state or quality of being legal; lawfulness.
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licitness
The property of being licit, legalness, appropriateness.
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law (related)
An impromptu or extralegal system of justice substituted for established judicial procedure:
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genuineness
The quality of being genuine; authenticity.
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illegitimacy (antonym)
The state or condition of being illegitimate
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sovereignty (related)
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neutrality (related)
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autonomy (related)
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primacy (related)
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independence (related)
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hegemony (related)
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universality (related)
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rule of law (related)
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legitimation (related)
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objectivity (related)
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political influence (related)
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  • The question between the Lutheran (Augustinian) and Reformed (Philonic) division of the ten commandments was mixed up with controversy as to the legitimacy of sacred images not designed to be worshipped.

  • As the legitimacy of his alleged daughter Juana was disputed, his sister Isabella claimed the succession, and married her cousin, Fefdinand of Aragon, son of John I., in 1469 in defianceofherbrother.

  • The queen denying the legitimacy of her own son!

  • The supreme court is almost without exception a court of appeal with jurisdiction in cases involving at least $2000, in cases of divorce, in suits regarding adoption, legitimacy and custody of children and as regards the legality and constitutionality of taxes, fines, &c. The supreme court appoints courts of appeal to judge cases involving less than $2000.

  • For the next quarter of a century he, as the champion of legitimacy,was fighting the Revolution on countless battle-fields, and the fearful struggle only bound the Magyar nation closer to the Habsburg dynasty.

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