legitimation
/li,dʤiti'meiʃn/
Definition
Noun: 1. The act of making something lawful or valid: The process of officially authorizing, sanctioning, or giving legal status to something. 2. The act of establishing the legal legitimacy of a person, especially a child: The formal process of declaring a child born to unmarried parents to be legally legitimate, often granting them the same rights as a child born within a marriage.
Usage
- Legitimation is a formal term used primarily in legal, political, and sociological contexts.
- It refers to the process or act of conferring legitimacy, not the state of being legitimate itself (which is "legitimacy").
- It can be applied to governments, laws, actions, claims, or individuals.
Examples
- The new regime sought international recognition for the legitimation of its authority.
- The court's ruling provided the necessary legitimation for the new environmental regulations.
- In some jurisdictions, the father must file a petition for the legitimation of his biological child.
Advanced Usage
- Sociological/Political Legitimation: The process by which a governing power or social institution gains and maintains the consent and belief of the people that its rule is rightful and appropriate.
- The ceremony was an important part of the king's legitimation in the eyes of the public.
- Legal/Formal Legitimation: The specific legal procedure, such as through a court order or subsequent marriage of the parents, that changes a person's legal status to "legitimate."
- Her legitimation was finalized after her parents married and updated her birth certificate.
Variants and Related Words
- Legitimate (adjective): Conforming to the law or rules; valid, justified.
- Legitimacy (noun): The quality or state of being legitimate.
- Legitimize/Legitimate (verb): To make something legitimate.
- Legitimation Crisis (noun phrase): A concept in political philosophy denoting a failure of a regime's or system's perceived legitimacy.
Synonyms
- Authorization
- Validation
- Sanctioning
- Legalization
- Ratification
Antonyms
- Illegitimation
- Invalidation
- Rejection
- Disqualification
Noun
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the act of making lawful
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the act of rendering a person legitimate
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he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king
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his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation
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