legitimation
1. the act of rendering a person legitimate - he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king - his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation • Derivationally related forms: legitimate • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: act, deed, human action, human activity 2. the act of making lawful • Syn: legalization, legalisation • Derivationally related forms: legitimate, legalise (for: legalisation), legalize (for: legalization) • Topics: law, jurisprudence • Hypernyms: group action
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