1.
Something that is ~ is acceptable according to the law.
The government will not seek to disrupt the ~ business activities of the defendant.
ADJ
legitimacy
The opposition parties do not recognise the political legitimacy of his government.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp
~ly
The government has been ~ly elected by the people.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is ~, you think that it is reasonable and justified.
That’s a perfectly ~ fear...
The New York Times has a ~ claim to be a national newspaper.
ADJ
legitimacy
As if to prove the legitimacy of these fears, the Cabinet of Franz von Papen collapsed on December 2.
N-UNCOUNT: usu with supp
~ly
They could quarrel quite ~ly with some of my choices.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
A ~ child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.
We only married in order that the child should be ~.
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ADJ