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- v. Simple past tense and past participle of legitimate.
Examples
“My son has three illegitimate children, two boys and a girl; but only one of them is legitimated, that is, his son by Mademoiselle de Seri, a lady of noble family, and who was my Maid of Honour.”
“Political philosophers from Plato to Hobbes saw society organized primarily through what might be called legitimated threat.”
“The distinctions of idea referred to are such as these; which any one will see to be legitimated Conceptions legitimated. in the exposition now traced — legitimated, that is, as conceptions, though not established as existing facts.”
The Vicarious Sacrifice, Grounded in Principles of Universal Obligation.
“We're not sure about that, since Xinhua says the committee was founded in December: we guess "legitimated" would be a better way of putting it.”
“Nonmarital, nonprocreative, purely recreational sex—the only kind homosexuals could practice—was legitimated for the first time in American culture.”
“Instead of decrying violence, Senator Cornyn legitimated it and used it to attack judicial activism.”
Simon & Schuster: The Conservative Assault on the Constitution
“Moreover, UN Security Council Resolution 1975 legitimated the UN's military actions.”
“But my deepest anger is reserved for that segment of the political sphere that has legitimated incendiary language in our political process.”
The Huffington Post: Norm Stamper: "Please Don't Be Mad at Me"
“Occupy has legitimated active political engagement on critical issues by ordinary citizens -- especially young people.”
The Huffington Post: Joan Mandle: Occupy Wall Street and Student Empowerment
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reesetee History show-off. ;-> Mar 12, 2009
chained_bear AAAAAAH!!! The Princes in the Tower were an enormous anomaly! How could they be mentioned so casually here when their situation was so irrelevant? Mar 12, 2009
reesetee Wow. Who knew? Mar 12, 2009
john “In most national jurisdictions, the status of a child as a legitimate or illegitimate heir could be changed – in either direction – under the civil law (as with the Princes in the Tower). Likewise under canon law, in most religious jurisdictions. In some jurisdictions, a child's birth could be retroactively "legitimated" if the parents married – usually within a specified time, such as a year.�? --Wikipedia
Came across this word while speculating about the Palin saga. Mar 12, 2009