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Definition of Illegitimate

1. Noun. The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents.

2. Adjective. Contrary to or forbidden by law. "Unlawful measures"

3. Adjective. Of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful.

Definition of Illegitimate

1. a. Not according to law; not regular or authorized; unlawful; improper.

2. v. t. To render illegitimate; to declare or prove to be born out of wedlock; to bastardize; to illegitimatize.

Definition of Illegitimate

1. [adj]

Medical Definition of Illegitimate

1. 1. Not according to law; not regular or authorised; unlawful; improper. 2. Unlawfully begotten; born out of wedlock; bastard; as, an illegitimate child. 3. Not legitimately deduced or inferred; illogical; as, an illegitimate inference. 4. Not authorised by good usage; not genuine; spurious; as, an illegitimate word. 5. Illegitimate fertilization, or Illegitimate union, the fertilization of pistils by stamens not of their own length, in heterogonously dimorphic and trimorphic flowers. (11 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Illegitimate

illegalized illegalizes illegalizing illegally illegals illegal abortion illegal possession illegibilities illegibility illegible

illegibly illegitimacies illegitimacy illegitimacy illegitimate (current term) illegitimate (current term) illegitimately illegitimate child illegitimate enterprise iller

illest illiad illiads illiberal illiberalism illiberalisms illiberalities illiberality illiberally illiberalness

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