legitimisation
Making something lawful
Legitimisation is the British spelling of legitimization, the process of making something legitimate or acceptable.
This can mean formally legalizing what was previously prohibited, or more broadly, gaining social acceptance for an idea, practice, or group that was once marginal or condemned.
Critics argued that the treaty amounted to legitimisation of the regime's human rights abuses.
The word often carries skeptical overtones, suggesting that acceptance has been manufactured rather than earned.
Proving something accurate
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- substantiationProof of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
- attestationFormal declaration confirming truth
documentation · certification · affirmation · confirmation · proof · credibility · genuineness · authenticity
Approval or punitive measure
- permitOfficial written authorization
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- mandateFormal authoritative directive
empowerment · ratification · warrant · charter · decree · enactment · certification · commission
Implementing uniform technical specifications
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- acceptanceConsent to receive
- integrationCombining into a whole
codification · habituation · routinization · regularization · establishment · entrenchment · societal acceptance · destigmatization
To uphold or sustain
- backingAid or sponsorship
- advocacyPleading for a cause
- approvalFavorable opinion given
- championingVigorously supporting a cause
patronage · sponsorship · promotion · assent · commendation · favor · espousal · sanction
verification
Proving something accurate
- authenticationConfirming genuine identity
- substantiationProof of truth
- corroborationEvidence confirming another account
attestation · documentation · certification · affirmation · confirmation · proof · credibility · genuineness · authenticity · vindication
sanction
Approval or punitive measure
- permitOfficial written authorization
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- approvalFavorable opinion given
mandate · empowerment · ratification · warrant · charter · decree · enactment · certification · commission · entitlement
standardization
Implementing uniform technical specifications
- mainstreamingIncluding in standard settings
- institutionalizationEstablishing as norm or standard
- acceptanceConsent to receive
integration · codification · habituation · routinization · regularization · establishment · entrenchment · societal acceptance · destigmatization
support
To uphold or sustain
championing · patronage · sponsorship · promotion · assent · commendation · favor · espousal · sanction · blessing
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Removal of accepted authority
invalidation · rejection · revocation · nullification · annulment
legitimisationprohibition
Authoritative legal ban
criminalisation · outlawing · banning · proscription · condemnation
legitimisationdelegitimisation
Removal of accepted authority
discrediting · invalidation · debunking · undermining · refutation
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