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illegitimate

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﹒Not authorized by law; illegal or improper.

﹒Born of parents not married to each other.

﹒Not logically sound or valid.

Examples

﹒The court ruled that the contract was illegitimate because it was signed under duress.

﹒He felt that the government's claim to power was entirely illegitimate.

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