illegitimacies
States lacking legitimacy
Illegitimacies is the plural of illegitimacy, referring to multiple instances of being illegitimate.
The word most often concerns children born outside marriage: The parish records documented numerous illegitimacies among the rural poor.
It extends to questions of validity or authorization—the illegitimacies of various claims to power, or procedural violations that undermine legal standing.
State of illegitimate birth
- shamePainful awareness of failure
- disgraceLoss of honor
- dishonorLoss of respect
- scandalDisgraceful public affair
taint · taboo · ostracism · marginalization · ignominy · exclusion · outcast · branding
Violation of law
- illicitnessBeing against the law
- criminalityUnlawful behavior or nature
- violationBreaking of rules
- infractionMinor rule breach
transgression · contravention · breach · invalidity · nullity · voidness · unauthorized · prohibited
Wrongful seizure of power
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- spuriousFalse though appearing genuine
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
- contestedArgued against, disputed
disputed · unrecognized · unauthorized · unwarranted · unjustified · unsubstantiated · baseless · unfounded
Severe disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- criticismJudgment of faults
- reproachExpression of disappointment
- rebukeExpress sharp disapproval
denunciation · opprobrium · disrepute · scorn · disdain · contempt · objection · denouncement
bastardy
State of illegitimate birth
scandal · taint · taboo · ostracism · marginalization · ignominy · exclusion · outcast · branding · stigmatization
illegality
Violation of law
- illicitnessBeing against the law
- criminalityUnlawful behavior or nature
- violationBreaking of rules
infraction · transgression · contravention · breach · invalidity · nullity · voidness · unauthorized · prohibited · unlicensed
usurpation
Wrongful seizure of power
- pretenderIllegitimate claimant to power
- spuriousFalse though appearing genuine
- fraudulentInvolving intentional dishonesty
contested · disputed · unrecognized · unauthorized · unwarranted · unjustified · unsubstantiated · baseless · unfounded · questionable
condemnation
Severe disapproval expressed formally
- censureFormal institutional disapproval
- criticismJudgment of faults
- reproachExpression of disappointment
rebuke · denunciation · opprobrium · disrepute · scorn · disdain · contempt · objection · denouncement · questioning
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States of being valid
legitimacy · legalities · lawfulness · validities · rightfulness
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States of being valid
authenticities · genuineness · validities · rightfulness · trueness
legal, illegal, legitimate, legit, legalize, illegitimate, legality, legitimacy, legitimize