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illégitime

French → English

adj//i.le.ʒi.tim//

(law) Illegitimate: lacking legal or moral justification; unauthorized or unlawful.

Le peuple considère que ce gouvernement a pris le pouvoir de manière illégitime.

(English) The people consider that this government took power in an illegitimate manner.

Sa prétention au trône a été déclarée illégitime par le conseil des sages.

(English) His claim to the throne was declared illegitimate by the council of sages.

adj//i.le.ʒi.tim//

(historical) Born out of wedlock: referring to a child born to parents who were not legally married.

Dans ce roman du XIXe siècle, le héros est le fils illégitime d'un noble local.

(English) In this 19th-century novel, the hero is the illegitimate son of a local nobleman.

Le nombre de naissances illégitimes a fortement diminué avec l'évolution des lois.

(English) The number of illegitimate births has decreased significantly with the evolution of laws.

Entry ID: fr:en:illégitime · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary