illegitimate

illegal, unrechtmäßig

Vom Gesetz nicht erlaubt oder ohne rechtliche Grundlage für seine Existenz.

In einfachem Englisch: Not allowed by law, or having no legal right to exist.

• The court rejected his illegitimate claim.
• They seized power through illegitimate means.
• Many citizens refused to obey the illegitimate government.

Synonyme: illegal, unlawful

Gegenteile: legitimate, lawful

Häufige Wendungen: illegitimate government, illegitimate rule, illegitimate claim

unehelich

Von Eltern geboren, die nicht miteinander verheiratet waren.

In einfachem Englisch: Born to parents who were not married to each other.

• The records describe him as an illegitimate child.
• Her illegitimate daughter was raised by relatives.
• The novel follows an illegitimate son seeking his father.

Synonyme: natural

Gegenteile: legitimate

Häufige Wendungen: illegitimate child, illegitimate son, illegitimate birth

ungültig, unzulässig

Auf Überlegungen beruhend, deren Schluss nicht korrekt aus den Tatsachen folgt.

In einfachem Englisch: Based on reasoning that does not correctly follow from the facts.

• That is an illegitimate inference.
• The argument rests on an illegitimate assumption.
• These illegitimate conclusions do not follow from the evidence.

Synonyme: invalid, unsound

Gegenteile: valid

Häufige Wendungen: illegitimate inference, illegitimate conclusion, illegitimate deduction

nicht standardsprachlich, unecht

Nicht als korrekte oder echte Form anerkannt, besonders im Sprachgebrauch.

In einfachem Englisch: Not accepted as a proper or genuine form, especially in language.

• The editor considered this an illegitimate word.
• Older grammarians rejected the expression as illegitimate.
• The essay questions whether this usage is really illegitimate.

Synonyme: nonstandard, spurious

Gegenteile: legitimate

Häufige Wendungen: illegitimate word, illegitimate usage, illegitimate form