Illegitimacy
[,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtɪməsɪ] or [,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtəməsi]
Definition
(noun.) unlawfulness by virtue of not being authorized by or in accordance with law.
Typist: Ludwig--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) The state of being illegitimate.
Edited by Hamilton
Examples
- No one would take a census of prostitution, illegitimacy, adultery, or venereal disease for a statement of reliable facts. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- The stain of illegitimacy, unbleached by nobility or wealth, would have been a stain indeed. Jane Austen. Emma.
- A degradation to illegitimacy and ignorance, to be married to a respectable, intelligent gentleman-farmer! Jane Austen. Emma.
- You don't believe his story about your illegitimacy? Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
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