legitimate reason

  • 1for legitimate reason — index for cause Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2legitimate — le·git·i·mate 1 /lə ji tə mət/ adj [Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to give legal status to, from Latin legitimus legally sanctioned, from leg , lex law] 1: conceived or born of parents lawfully married to each other or… …

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  • 3reason — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 cause/motive/justification; explanation of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ cogent, good, sound, strong ▪ compelling, convincing ▪ plausible …

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  • 4reason — I UK [ˈriːz(ə)n] / US [ˈrɪz(ə)n] noun Word forms reason : singular reason plural reasons *** Get it right: reason: After reason, use the preposition for, not of: Wrong: The main reason of poverty is unemployment. Right: The main reason for… …

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  • 5legitimate — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem ▪ consider sth, deem sth, regard sth as, see sth as ▪ make sth ADVERB …

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  • 6legal - lawful - legitimate — ◊ legal and lawful Legal and lawful both mean allowed by law . Lawful is a formal word. Talks have begun for legal retirement at 60. Capital punishment is legal in many countries …

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  • 7Critique of Pure Reason — Part of a series on Immanuel …

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  • 8lawful cause — Legitimate reason for acting, based on the law or on the evidence in a particular case as contrasted with acting on a whim or out of prejudice, or for a reason not recognized by the law. See also cause of action …

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  • 9lawful cause — Legitimate reason for acting, based on the law or on the evidence in a particular case as contrasted with acting on a whim or out of prejudice, or for a reason not recognized by the law. See also cause of action …

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  • 10Disparate treatment — is one of the theories of discrimination under Title VII of the United States Civil Rights Act; the other theory is disparate impact. Title VII prohibits employers from treating applicants or employees differently because of their membership in a …

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