单词	illegitimacy
释义	illegitimacy /ɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪməsi / noun [mass noun] 1The state of not being in accordance with accepted standards or rules; lack of authorization by the law: she talks with anger about the illegitimacy of the election... We've heard from consumers about the illegitimacy of pirated software. There seems a persistent air of illegitimacy about the genre. She spoke of the illegitimacy of their actions. 2The state of being born to parents not lawfully married to each other: the citizens refuse to believe Buckingham’s stories about the princes' illegitimacy [as modifier]: the illegitimacy rate... In his day, the stigma of illegitimacy marked such children. The citizens refuse to believe his stories about the princes' illegitimacy. Despite his illegitimacy, he declared William his successor. Rhymes legitimacy
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