illegitimate

illegitimate
ili'‹itəmət
adjective
1) (born of parents not married to each other.) født utenfor ekteskap, uekte
2) (unacceptable or not allowed (especially by law).) uberettiget, ugyldig, ulovlig
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- illegitimacy
ulovlig
I
subst. \/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtəmət\/
utenomekteskapelig barn, barn født utenfor ekteskap, lausunge (hverdagslig)
II
verb \/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt\/
erklære som utenomekteskapelig barn
III
adj. \/ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət\/
1) illegitim, ulovlig, urettmessig
• he has committed an illegitimate act
han har begått en ulovlig handling
2) (jus) ubehørig, urettmessig
• this is an illegitimate gain
dette er et urettmessig utbytte
3) ugyldig
4) uberettiget, ugrunnet
• she made an illegitimate supposition
hun gjorde en ugrunnet antakelse
5) (historisk, om barn) illegitim, utenomekteskapelig, uekte
• he has an illegitimate child
han har et barn som er født utenfor ekteskap
• she is of illegitimate descent
hun er født utenfor ekteskap
6) uriktig, falsk
• you have drawn an illegitimate conclusion
du har trukket en uriktig konklusjon
7) (logikk) ulogisk
8) (språkvitenskap) forklaring: som ikke hører hjemme i alminnelig språkbruk
9) (spesielt botanikk) uregelmessig, abnorm

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