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LEGITIMATION
legalization, legalisation, legitimation
(noun) the act of making lawful
legitimation
(noun) the act of rendering a person legitimate; “he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king”; “his parents’ subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
legitimation (usually uncountable, plural legitimations)
The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
(obsolete) Legitimacy.
The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.
Synonyms
• legitimization
Source: Wiktionary
Le*git`i*ma"tion, n. Etym: [Cf. F. légitimation.]
1. The act of making legitimate. The coining or legitimation of money. East.
2. Lawful birth. [R.] Shak.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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