illegitimacy

Noun

Meaning

The state of being illegitimate.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

bastardy bar sinister baton human crime illegal offense violation illegitimate unlawful infringement wrongdoing deceit bastard immorality
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Antonyms

legitimacy fact justice legislation authenticity credibility
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Hypernyms

position status unlawfulness

Examples

Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it. Dan Quayle

The Court is most vulnerable and comes nearest to illegitimacy when it deals with judge-made constitutional law having little or no cognizable roots in the language or design of the Constitution. Byron White

The problem was compounded when unrestrained exploitation and discrimination accented the bewilderment of the newcomer, and high rates of illegitimacy and fragile family relationships resulted. Martin Luther King Jr.

An early 20th-century social welfare advocate, Homer Folks, warned back in 1914 that to grant pensions for “desertion or illegitimacy would, undoubtedly, have the effect of a premium upon these crimes against society.” Source: Internet

Kuriyama, p. 31. Chaplin also touched on controversial issues: immigration (The Immigrant, 1917); illegitimacy (The Kid, 1921); and drug use (Easy Street, 1917). Source: Internet

In January 393, Theodosius gave his son Honorius the full rank of "Augustus" in the West, citing Eugenius' illegitimacy. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

illegibleness illegibly illegit illegitimate illegitimate booze illegitimate child