illegitimation
Noun: - The act of declaring something as illegitimate: "illegitimation" refers to the process of officially or formally stating that something is not legitimate, lawful, or valid. - The state of being made illegitimate: It can also denote the condition resulting from such an act, where a person, action, or institution is considered not authorized or recognized.
- (The court declared the contract not legally valid.)
- (The process of declaring those heirs as not legitimate.)
- (The official declaration that the group's actions were unlawful.)
"Illegitimation of power": The process of challenging or denying the lawful authority of a ruler or government.
- The illegitimation of the dictator's regime was a key goal of the resistance. (The resistance aimed to declare the dictator's rule as not legally or morally valid.)
"Social illegitimation": The act of stigmatizing a practice or belief as unacceptable within a society.
- The illegitimation of certain religious practices led to persecution. (Society declared those practices as not legitimate or permissible.)
Illegitimate (adj): not authorized by law; not valid; born of parents not married to each other.
- The document was deemed illegitimate because it lacked a signature. (The document was not legally valid.)
Illegitimacy (n): the state of being illegitimate; lack of legal or moral authority.
- The illegitimacy of the claim was proven in court. (The claim was shown to have no legal basis.)
Legitimization (n): the act of making something legitimate (opposite of illegitimation).
- The legitimization of the new government required international recognition. (The process of making it lawful.)
- Invalidation: the act of making something invalid or void.
- Disqualification: the act of declaring someone or something unqualified or unfit.
- Delegitimization: the process of undermining the legitimacy of something.
- Legitimation: the act of making something lawful or acceptable.
- Validation: the act of confirming the truth or authority of something.
"To cast doubt on": to raise questions about the legitimacy or validity of something.
- The new evidence cast doubt on the illegitimation of the treaty. (The evidence questioned whether the treaty was truly invalid.)
"To strike down": to invalidate or reject a law or decision.
- The supreme court struck down the illegitimation of the marriage law. (The court rejected the declaration that the law was invalid.)