legitimation

Noun
  1. The act of rendering a person legitimate (synset 101198074)
    "he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: act, deed, human action, human activity - something that people do or cause to happen
  2. The act of making lawful (synset 101197870)
    referred to in: jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority
    is a type of: group action - action taken by a group of people
    same as: legalisation, legalization

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