legitimation

• Nom désignant l'action de rendre quelque chose légal ou acceptable, ou le processus de reconnaissance officielle d'une personne ou d'une chose comme légitime.

A noun referring to the act of making something lawful or acceptable, or the process of officially recognizing a person or thing as legitimate.

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1. Making a person legally recognizedC1formal

   The process by which a child is granted the legal status of being legitimate (e.g., born of married parents or legally acknowledged).

   Légitimation d'un enfant

   • The court issued a document of legitimation for the adopted child.
   • Legitimation changed the child’s legal standing in inheritance matters.
   • Many countries have laws regarding the legitimation of children born out of wedlock.
   • The father’s voluntary acknowledgement led to the child’s legitimation.

2. Making something lawful or validC1formal

   The act of making an action, practice, or document legally acceptable or authorized.

   Légalisation

   • The new regulation provided legitimation for the use of digital signatures.
   • International recognition gave legitimation to the provisional government.
   • The company sought legitimation of its merger through regulatory approval.
   • Legitimation of the contract required notarization and witness signatures.

   Synonymesauthorizationlegalizationratificationsanctionvalidation

   Antonymesinvalidatingnullificationvoiding