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Meanings of illegitimate in English

Portuguese
bastardo
Catalan
bastard

The illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents.

        bastardo
        Portuguese
        ilegítimo
        Spanish
        ilegítimo

        Of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful.

              Related terms
              ilegítimo

              Contrary to or forbidden by law.

                    Usage of illegitimate in English
                    1
                    The opposition rejects the vote as rigged, saying Ahmadinejad's government is illegitimate.
                    Reuters
                    2
                    Ukraine's government and Western nations have rejected the Russian-backed referendum as illegitimate.
                    Reuters
                    3
                    They say the new government Ahmadinejad is to appoint will be illegitimate.
                    Reuters
                    4
                    The worldwide concerns resulted in the Kimberley Process to mark illegitimate diamonds.
                    The Guardian
                    5
                    He and the president, once again, trusted illegitimate power over stated principles.
                    The way of the world
                    6
                    Footnote 4: The eldest of the five illegitimate sons of William IV.
                    The Letters of Queen Victoria : A Selection from Her Majesty's C...
                    7
                    Georgia's President Mikhail Saakashvili condemned the first round of voting as illegitimate.
                    Reuters
                    8
                    It is about how they react to this illegal and illegitimate referendum.
                    The Guardian
                    9
                    Therefore, the market principle is the illegitimate child of the money economy.
                    Down with the Cities!
                    10
                    The Taliban says Karzai is an illegitimate leader installed by United States.
                    Reuters
                    11
                    You have publicly branded yourself as the illegitimate son of the marquis.
                    The Grey Cloak
                    12
                    Three were her legitimate children, and I was her fourth, illegitimate child.
                    The Guardian
                    13
                    She was interested just now in a scheme for adopting illegitimate babies.
                    The Captives
                    14
                    Apparently their service is limited to serving drinks, nothing illegitimate about it.
                    Evil and the Mask
                    15
                    For erecting houses or hospitals, for taking in and maintaining illegitimate children.
                    Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 1
                    16
                    The row centres on allegations that Mr Livingstone fathered an illegitimate child.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Spanish
                    ilegítimo
                    Illegitimate through the time
                    Illegitimate across language varieties
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