illegitimacy

• Nom 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.

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

indénombrable

1. Birth statusB2formal

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

   Filiation illégitime

   • 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.

   Synonymesbastardy

   Antonymeslegitimacy

2. UnlawfulnessC1formal

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

   Illégalité

   • 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.

   Synonymescriminalityillegalityillicitnesslawlessnessunlawfulness

   Antonymeslawfulnesslegalitylegitimacy