noun
1. the act of rendering a person legitimate
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he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king
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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
Useful english dictionary. 2012.