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Noun: legitimacy  li'jitumusee
  1. Lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law
     
  2. Undisputed credibility
    - authenticity, genuineness

Derived forms: legitimacies

See also: legitimate

Type of: believability, credibility, credibleness, lawfulness

Antonym: illegitimacy

Encyclopedia: Legitimacy

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