Illegitimacy

/ɪləd‍ʒˈɪtɪməsi/

/ˌɪɫɪˈdʒɪtəməsi/

[noun]

Illegitimacy

[NOUN]

the status of being born to parents who were not married

synonyms : bar sinister

bastardy

the quality or state of not being approved or authorized by the law

antonyms : legitimacy

Examples

1. And Trimithis the incidence of illegitimacy appears to be higher than in contemporary archives valley.

2. And so there was this real sense of illegitimacy and stigma and fear.

3. Uh, they both, Justice Scalia and Justice Gorsuch, have expressed doubts about Chevron's illegitimacy that has implications for their views of, of what Congress could do in the area, and also of where the, the court might go.

4. Well, not in the full sweep of human experience where sexuality can also be associated with exploitation, illegitimacy, incest, jealousy, spousal abuse, cuckoldry, desertion, child abuse, feuding, rape.