legitimation

lɪˌdʒɪtɪˈmeɪʃən

Definition

Definition of legitimation - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

justificationact of proving something to be reasonable or justified

His argument for the new policy served as its legitimation..

authorization

justification

validation

authorizationact of establishing something as lawful

The legitimation of the new policy took several months.

authorization

sanction

validation

legal

Rare

process of making a person legitimate

Rare

The legitimation of the child was completed in court.

authorization

sanction

validation

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Origin of legitimation

Latin, legitimus (lawful) + -ation (action or process)

Examples of legitimation in a sentence

Public support gave legitimation to the new law.
The legitimation of the merger required legal approval.
He sought legitimation for his innovative business model.
Legitimation was necessary for inheritance rights.
The process of legitimation can be lengthy and complex.

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French:légitimation, légalisation, ...
German:Rechtfertigung, Legitimierung, ...
Italian:legittimazione, ...
Spanish:legitimación, ...
Portuguese:legitimação, ...
Chinese:合理化, 合法化, ...
Japanese:正当化, 合法化, ...
Arabic:إِضْفاء الشَّرْعِيَّة, إِضْفاء الشَّرْعِيَّة, ...
Hebrew:לֶגִיטִימַצְיָה, מַתַּן תּוֹקֶף חוּקִי, ...
Russian:оправдание, легитимация, ...
Ukrainian:виправдання, легітимація, ...
Hindi:औचित्य सिद्धि, वैधीकरण, ...
Bengali:বৈধতা প্রদান, আইনগত প্রতিষ্ঠা, ...
Catalan:justificació, legalització, ...
Czech:ospravedlnění, legalizace, ...
Danish:begrundelse, legitimering, ...
Dutch:rechtvaardiging, legitimatie, ...
Greek:δικαιολόγηση, θεσμοθέτηση, ...
Hungarian:igazolás, legitimálás, ...
Khmer:ការធ្វើឱ្យស្របច្បាប់, ការទទួលស្គាល់ស្របច្បាប់, ...
Korean:정당화, 합법화, ...
Persian:توجیه, قانونی‌سازی, ...
Polish:uzasadnienie, legitymizacja, ...
Portuguese (BR):legitimação, reconhecimento legal, ...
Romanian:justificare, autorizare, ...
Swedish:rättfärdigande, legitimering, ...
Thai:การให้ความชอบธรรม, การทำให้ชอบด้วยกฎหมาย, ...
Turkish:meşrulaştırma, yasallaştırma, ...
Vietnamese:sự biện minh, sự hợp pháp hóa, ...

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