legitimation

• 指使某事物具有合法性或正当性、可接受性的行为或过程，也指官方承认某人或某事物为合法的程序。

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

不可数

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).

   合法化

   • 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.

   合法化

   • 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.

   同义词authorizationlegalizationratificationsanctionvalidation

   反义词invalidatingnullificationvoiding