Illegitimate
[,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtɪmət] or [,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtɪmet]
Definition
(adj.) contrary to or forbidden by law; 'an illegitimate seizure of power'; 'illicit trade'; 'an outlaw strike'; 'unlawful measures' .
(adj.) of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful .
Edited by Angelina--From WordNet
Definition
(a.) Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.
(a.) Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child.
(a.) Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference.
(a.) Not authorized by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word.
(v. t.) To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.
Inputed by Doris
Synonyms and Synonymous
a. [1]. Unlawfully begotten, born out of wedlock.[2]. Spurious, not genuine.[3]. Unauthorized, unlawful, illicit, improper.
Typist: Rudy
Synonyms and Antonyms
[See LEGAL]
Checker: Rosalind
Definition
adj. not according to law: not born in wedlock: not properly inferred or reasoned: not genuine.—n. Illegit′imacy.—adv. Illegit′imātely.—n. Illegitimā′tion the act of rendering or state of being illegitimate.
Edited by Jeanne
Examples
- Divorce was made as easy as marriage; the distinction of legitimate and illegitimate children was abolished. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Altogether there is the closest identity in character and behaviour between illegitimate plants and hybrids. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- Illegitimate! Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- This led me carefully to observe during four years many seedlings, raised from several illegitimate unions. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- With hybrids raised from the same seed-capsule the degree of sterility is innately variable, so it is in a marked manner with illegitimate plants. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- The chief result is that these illegitimate plants, as they may be called, are not fully fertile. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
- With trimorphic species six unions are legitimate, or fully fertile, and twelve are illegitimate, or more or less infertile. Charles Darwin. On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection.
Checked by Hillel