ILLEGITIMATION Antonyms
Definition of ILLEGITIMATION
illegitimate
Best Opposite Words For ILLEGITIMATION
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acceptance | nounn | |||||||
noun • the mental attitude that something is believable and should be accepted as true • the act of accepting with approval; favorable reception • the state of being acceptable and accepted • (contract law) words signifying consent to the terms of an offer (thereby creating a contract) • a time draft drawn on and accepted by a bank • a disposition to tolerate or accept people or situations • the act of taking something that is offered | ||||||||
approval | nounn | |||||||
noun • the formal act of approving • a feeling of liking something or someone good • acceptance as satisfactory • a message expressing a favorable opinion | ||||||||
authorization | nounn | |||||||
noun • a document giving an official instruction or command • the power or right to give orders or make decisions • official permission or approval • the act of conferring legality or sanction or formal warrant | ||||||||
confirmation | nounn | |||||||
noun • additional proof that something that was believed (some fact or hypothesis or theory) is correct • information that confirms or verifies • making something valid by formally ratifying or confirming it • a ceremony held in the synagogue (usually at Pentecost) to admit as adult members of the Jewish community young men and women who have successfully completed a course of study in Judaism • a sacrament admitting a baptized person to full participation in the church | ||||||||
endorsement | nounn | |||||||
noun • a promotional statement (as found on the dust jackets of books) • a speech seconding a motion • formal and explicit approval • a signature that validates something • the act of endorsing | ||||||||
legalization | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of making lawful | ||||||||
legitimation | nounn | |||||||
noun • the act of rendering a person legitimate • the act of making lawful | ||||||||
recognition | nounn | |||||||
noun • the state or quality of being recognized or acknowledged • the process of recognizing something or someone by remembering • approval • coming to understand something clearly and distinctly • (biology) the ability of one molecule to attach to another molecule that has a complementary shape • the explicit and formal acknowledgement of a government or of the national independence of a country • an acceptance (as of a claim) as true and valid • designation by the chair granting a person the right to speak in a deliberative body | ||||||||
sanction | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • formal and explicit approval • a mechanism of social control for enforcing a society's standards • official permission or approval • the act of final authorization verb • give sanction to • give authority or permission to • give religious sanction to, such as through an oath | ||||||||
validation | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • the act of validating; finding or testing the truth of something • the cognitive process of establishing a valid proof |