Illegitimacy
noun
The state of being born to parents who are not legally married.
The reason for his inability to inherit the family assets was his illegitimacy.
Often appears as...
- claim of illegitimacy
- prove illegitimacy
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Disapproving
noun
The state of being illegal or not according to the law.
They claimed the illegitimacy of the new laws passed by the government.
Often appears as...
- illegitimacy of law
- question the illegitimacy
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Disapproving
noun
The state of being born to parents who are not legally married.
The reason for his inability to inherit the family assets was his illegitimacy.
Often appears as...
- claim of illegitimacy
- prove illegitimacy
Usage tips
Disapproving
noun
The state of being illegal or not according to the law.
They claimed the illegitimacy of the new laws passed by the government.
Often appears as...
- illegitimacy of law
- question the illegitimacy
Usage tips
Disapproving
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Pro Tip 1/3Historical Stigma
Historically, 'illegitimacy' carried a social stigma, which is less common now.
In the past, children faced discrimination due to their illegitimacy.
Pro Tip 2/3Legal Relevance
The term can affect inheritance rights and family law.
His illegitimacy bar him from claiming the throne.
Pro Tip 3/3Cultural Sensitivity
Be cautious; discussing 'illegitimacy' can be sensitive in certain cultures.
She avoided discussing the child’s illegitimacy at the family gathering.
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illegalityimmoralityimpurityindecency
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Quote examples
Charles Murray
American Scientist
Illegitimacy is important for the socialisation of little girls and especially little boys. If you have large numbers of young men growing up who never see an adult male doing the ordinary things men do, then you get chaos. This is not a moral statement, it's an empirical statement.
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Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
Throughout his eight years in office, Barack Obama endured a campaign of illegitimacy waged either by pluralities or majorities of the Republican party. Donald Trump rooted his candidacy in that campaign. It's fairly obvious.
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Byron White
American Judge
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.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.
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Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
I think it's very wrong to be an unwed mother. You give your child the stigma of illegitimacy.
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Dan Quayle
American Vice President
Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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Charles Murray
American Scientist
Illegitimacy is important for the socialisation of little girls and especially little boys. If you have large numbers of young men growing up who never see an adult male doing the ordinary things men do, then you get chaos. This is not a moral statement, it's an empirical statement.
Quote examples
Ta-Nehisi Coates
American Journalist
Throughout his eight years in office, Barack Obama endured a campaign of illegitimacy waged either by pluralities or majorities of the Republican party. Donald Trump rooted his candidacy in that campaign. It's fairly obvious.
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Byron White
American Judge
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.
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P. J. O'Rourke
American Comedian
America gives every appearance of being a nation besotted with trashiness - divorce, illegitimacy, casual Fridays.
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Zeenat Aman
Indian Actress
I think it's very wrong to be an unwed mother. You give your child the stigma of illegitimacy.
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Dan Quayle
American Vice President
Illegitimacy is something we should talk about in terms of not having it.
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