Noun
legitimization (usually uncountable, plural legitimizations)
The process of legitimizing, of making legitimate and/or legal.
Here is the question: is a legitimization of the social bond, a just society, feasible in terms of a paradox analogous to that of scientific activity? What would such a paradox be? Jean-François Lyotard
But every historical statement and legitimization itself moves within a certain relation to history. Martin Heidegger
As a result of the defense exhibiting a strong gender bias, and being a form of legitimization of male violence against women and minimization of the harm caused by violence against women, it has been abolished or restricted in several jurisdictions. Source: Internet
Commercialization and entrance into mainstream pop culture main With the popularity and legitimization of graffiti has come a level of commercialization. Source: Internet
Religious legitimization elevated Diocletian and Maximian above potential rivals in a way military power and dynastic claims could not. Source: Internet
Or will there be a change of attitude towards them, after the legitimization of America's same sex laws? Source: Internet