be illegitimate

Frequency: 8.025.5 per million words

to be not allowed by rules or law; not born to parents who are married

illegitimateVERBS + illegitimate

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Examples (10)

  • It would be illegitimate to exclude those votes.
  • Such a claim could be considered illegitimate by the court.
  • Historically, a child born out of wedlock was said to be illegitimate.
  • Many felt the decision to dismiss the committee to be illegitimate.
  • His argument, lacking evidence, was bound to be illegitimate.
  • The government's actions were perceived to be illegitimate by a large portion of the population.
  • The inheritance claim might be declared illegitimate due to legal technicalities.
  • The king's younger son was widely believed to be illegitimate, threatening the line of succession.
  • Any attempt to change the rules mid-game would be illegitimate.
  • Some critics argued that the entire process seemed to be illegitimate.