legitimacy
31legitimacy — Lawful birth; the condition of being born in wedlock; the opposite of illegitimacy or bastardy …
32legitimacy — In the broad sense, the matter of lawfulness. In the usual sense, the matter of having a lawful parentage, that is, of having been born in lawful wedlock. Pratt v Pratt, 5 Mo App 539, 542. See illegitimate child; legitimate child …
33legitimacy — noun 1. lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law (Freq. 1) • Ant: ↑illegitimacy • Derivationally related forms: ↑legitimate • Hypernyms: ↑lawfulness 2. undisputed credibility …
34legitimacy of the state — legality of the nation …
35legitimacy test — A blood grouping test helpful in the determination of parentage. 23 Am J2d Dep § 211 …
36Constitutional legitimacy — is a question which asks us what makes a constitution legitimate. Why should we still obey laws today that were written so long ago, when the world was a different place?The most popular theory is consent of the governed. This theory states that… …
37List of movements that dispute the legitimacy of a reigning monarch — This is a list of movements that dispute the legitimacy of a reigning monarch. It includes those movements that believe a current monarch is on the throne unlawfully, but does not include groups that oppose monarchy generally (such as those that… …
38presumption of legitimacy — n. The assumption that a child born to a married woman is the offspring of her legal husband. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 …
39presumption of legitimacy — assumption that an action was performed legally …
40presumption of legitimacy — The presumption that a child born in wedlock is legitimate. 10 Am J2d Bast § 11. The presumption that a child was born in lawful wedlock, such prevailing, in the absence of proof to the contrary, upon the broad principles of natural justice and… …