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illegitimacy

/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ɪ.mə.si/

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noun

C1formalcommonlegal/ˌɪl.ɪˈdʒɪt.ɪ.mə.si/

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A noun referring to either the status of being born to unmarried parents or the quality of being unauthorized or contrary to law.

ruСуществительное, обозначающее либо статус рождения у родителей, не состоящих в браке, либо качество неразрешённости или противоречия закону.esSustantivo que denota o bien el estatus de nacido de padres no casados entre sí, o bien la cualidad de no ser válido, permitido o conforme a la ley.frNom désignant soit le statut d'un enfant né de parents non mariés, soit la qualité de ce qui n'est pas autorisé ou est contraire à la loi.deSubstantiv, das entweder den Status einer Geburt bei nicht miteinander verheirateten Eltern oder die Eigenschaft bezeichnet, ungenehmigt, unzulässig oder im Widerspruch zum Gesetz zu sein.ptSubstantivo que designa a condição de quem nasceu de pais não casados entre si, ou a qualidade daquilo que é ilegítimo, ou seja, contrário à lei ou sem validade reconhecida.zh名词,指非婚生的身份或状态(父母没有合法婚姻关系时所生的子女);也指不合法、不合规或无权、不正当的性质。arاسم يشير إلى حالة الميلاد من أبوين غير متزوجين، أو إلى صفة عدم الشرعية أو مخالفة القانون وعدم جوازه.

  1. Birth status B2 formal

    The condition of being born to parents who are not legally married to each other.

    • In the past, children faced social stigma due to illegitimacy.
    • The law was changed to remove the legal disadvantages of illegitimacy.
    • Records of illegitimacy were often kept in parish registers.

    ruСтатус рожденияesIlegitimidad (nacimiento)frFiliation illégitimedeGeburtsstatusptCondição de nascimentozh非婚生arصفة الميلاد

    Synonymes: bastardy

    Antonymes: legitimacy

  2. Unlawfulness C1 formal

    The quality of being contrary to or not authorized by law.

    • The court ruled on the illegitimacy of the government's actions.
    • The contract was void due to the illegitimacy of its terms.
    • He argued the illegitimacy of the new regulation.

    ruНезаконностьesIlegalidadfrIllégalitédeRechtswidrigkeitptIlegalidadezh非法性arعدم الشرعية

    Synonymes: criminalityillegalityillicitnesslawlessnessunlawfulness

    Antonymes: lawfulnesslegalitylegitimacy

  • illegitimacies plural form
  • illegitimacies' possessive plural form
  • illegitimacy's possessive singular form