illegitimacy

Other forms: illegitimacies

Definitions of illegitimacy
  1. noun
    unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law
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    antonyms:
    legitimacy
    lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
    type of:
    unlawfulness
    the quality of failing to conform to law
  2. noun
    the status of being born to parents who were not married
    synonyms: bar sinister, bastardy
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    type of:
    position, status
    the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society
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