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Illegitimate meaning
Not conforming to known principles, or established or accepted rules or standards. | Not in accordance with the law. | Not sanctioned by marriage.
Synonyms of Illegitimate
Example sentences (20)
The 2018 election then bred an illegitimate outcome and an equally illegitimate leader.
Illegitimate Henry had a number of illegitimate children by various mistresses.
Legitimate children of Louis XIV of France main Illegitimate children of Louis XIV of France main Note: This is an incomplete list of Louis XIV's illegitimate children.
An illegitimate child is a total disgrace.
An Israeli Jew in Tel Aviv is, by the understandings of those who think Israel itself it illegitimate, no matter its borders or leadership, a settler.
At the recent UN General Assembly in September, several Caricom Heads spoke in defence of Venezuela and openly called on the US to end its illegitimate and punitive unilaterally imposed sanctions.
Braverman’s emphasis on male Albanian asylum seekers is an attempt to frame this humanitarian movement as illegitimate.
Delegates and those who spoke at the convention were largely supportive of Trump, saying his indictment is illegitimate and that Joe Biden would present an existential threat to the country if he is reelected in 2024.
How can one experience freedom and growth, if that life is decided through submission to some illegitimate ‘claimed’ authority, whether religious or governmental?
Iain De Caestecker's as Arthur, the illegitimate son of King Uther Pendragon (Eddie Marsan), who is banished from Britain but returns years later when his father's kingdom comes under threat.
In fashionable academic jargon, this is simply a form of retributive justice against an illegitimate state built on stolen land.
It perceives U.S. alliances with Chinese neighbors such as South Korea and Japan as essentially illegitimate.
Lula opponents argue that a convicted felon should not legally be allowed on the ballot and a subsection of Bolsonaro supporters have protested insisting that the Brazilian constitution allows the armed forces to remove an illegitimate president.
On his twitter account, Odinga told his supporters that in order to take over the destiny of the country which he said has been take over by 'illegitimate' government, they must not accept to be cowed.
The Congress said that the ‘illegitimate’ website is disseminating inaccurate, defamatory, and damaging information which is affecting the image of the KPCC.
The country’s current government, which many view as illegitimate, declined to comment on what it is doing to address the issue.
The one sense I consider illegitimate, I’d even say illegal, is that of ‘counterfeit copy’ that is exemplified in the expression ‘Rolex Replica’ or similar, which clutter up our electronic inboxes along with other unwanted messages.
The Russian defence ministry has conceded that Prigozhin’s grievances are not illegitimate.
The Syrian laymen found themselves obliged to search for a source of an acceptable income even it costs them to take the risk of crossing the borders illegally and dangerously (via illegitimate boats).
This is an illegitimate attempt to criminalize Trump’s post-election statements when no law had done so, all so Democrats can have a mulligan on their failed second impeachment.