legitimation

Noun

Meaning

The act of making legitimate.

Lawful birth.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

legalization legalisation legitimization standing entitled illegal approval adoption legitimate justification legitimacy ratification authorization laundering validation
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Antonyms

badness crime illegal evil corruption deny
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Hypernyms

act deed group action human action human activity

Phrases with the word

self-legitimation

Examples

Legitimation is the process by which a legislator is authorized to promulgate such a law as a norm. Jean-François Lyotard

What interests us here is the assimilative power of the Hindu life order due to its legitimation of social rank. Max Weber

Democratic nation states remain far more capable of managing the circuit of coercion, taxation and legitimation than any transnational bodies. Geoff Mulgan

Without proposing an evolutionary scheme for such types, it is safe to say that mythology represents the most archaic form of universe-maintenance, as indeed it represents the most archaic form of legitimation generally. Peter L. Berger

he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king Source: Internet

his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

legitimate trial legitimately legitimateness legitimatise legitimatist legitimatization