illegitimate

illegitimate

born out of wedlock: an illegitimate child; not sanctioned by law or custom: an illegitimate action; not in proper grammatical usage
Not to be confused with:illegal – forbidden by law or statute: an illegal U-turn; forbidden by official rules or regulations: an illegal block (in football); something that is unacceptable to or not performed by a computer: an illegal operationillicit – not legally permitted or authorized: an illicit attempt to control the market; unlicensed; prohibited; not permitted by custom; disapproved of or not permitted for moral or ethical reasonsunlawful – contrary to law: unlawful search and seizure; born out of wedlock [All of the above describe actions that are not in accord with the law. However, there are some differences in meaning among the words. Illegal refers most specifically to violations of statutes or codified rules: illegal seizure of property. Illegitimate means lacking legal or traditional rights: illegitimate use of privileged information. Illicit most often applies to matters regulated by law with emphasis on the way things are carried out: illicit conversion of property. Unlawful means not sanctioned by law: an unlawful claim to an inheritance.]

il·le·git·i·mate

I0034100 (ĭl′ĭ-jĭt′ə-mĭt)adj.1. a. Being against established or accepted rules and standards: an illegitimate means of winning a debate.b. Being against the law; illegal: an illegitimate contract.c. Not valid or defensible: Their reasons for missing school are illegitimate.d. Incorrectly deduced; illogical: an illegitimate conclusion.e. Biology Unacceptable as a scientific name because of not conforming to the international rules of nomenclature.2. Offensive Born to parents not married to each other.

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il′le·git′i·mate·ly adv.

illegitimate

(ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt) adj1. born of parents who were not married to each other at the time of birth; bastard2. forbidden by law; illegal; unlawful3. (Logic) contrary to logic; incorrectly reasonednan illegitimate person; bastard ˌilleˈgitimacy, ˌilleˈgitimateness n ˌilleˈgitimately adv

il•le•git•i•mate

(ˌɪl ɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt)

adj. 1. born of parents who are not married to each other. 2. not sanctioned by usage or custom. 3. unlawful. 4. irregular; eccentric. [1530–40] il`le•git′i•mate•ly, adv.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	illegitimate - the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parentsby-blow, illegitimate child, love child, whoreson, bastardoffspring, progeny, issue - the immediate descendants of a person; "she was the mother of many offspring"; "he died without issue"
Adj.	1.	illegitimate - contrary to or forbidden by law; "an illegitimate seizure of power"; "illicit trade"; "an outlaw strike"; "unlawful measures"outlaw, outlawed, illicit, unlawfulillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"
	2.	illegitimate - of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawfulunauthorised, unauthorized - not endowed with authorityillegal - prohibited by law or by official or accepted rules; "an illegal chess move"invalid - having no cogency or legal force; "invalid reasoning"; "an invalid driver's license"legitimate - of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful

illegitimate

adjective1. born out of wedlock, natural, bastard, love, misbegotten (literary), baseborn (archaic) In 1985 the news of his illegitimate child came out.2. unlawful, illegal, illicit, improper, unconstitutional, under-the-table, unauthorized, unsanctioned a ruthless and illegitimate regime
unlawful legal, legitimate, authorized, lawful, sanctioned, constitutional, proper3. invalid, incorrect, illogical, spurious, unsound It is not illegitimate to seek a parallel between the two events.Quotations
"There are no illegitimate children - only illegitimate parents" [Judge Léon R. Yankwich]

illegitimate

adjective1. Prohibited by law:illegal, illicit, lawless, outlawed, unlawful, wrongful.2. Of, involving, or being a crime:criminal, illegal, illicit, lawless, unlawful, wrongful.3. Born to parents who are not married to each other:baseborn, bastard, misbegotten, natural, spurious, unlawful.

Translations

私生的非法的

illegitimate

(iliˈdʒitəmət) adjective1. born of parents not married to each other. 非婚的 私生的2. unacceptable or not allowed (especially by law). 非法的 非法的ˌilleˈgitimately adverb 違反規定 违法地ˌilleˈgitimacy noun 違反規定 违法