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actionable |
providing legitimate grounds for legal action. |
fair1 |
according to the rules; legitimate. [1/12 definitions] |
fair game |
any likely, legitimate, or logical object of attack, mockery, or pursuit. [1/2 definitions] |
illegitimate |
not legitimate; unlawful. [1/6 definitions] |
launder |
to conceal the source of (money obtained illegally) by channeling it through an intermediary such as a foreign bank, a legitimate business, or a business created solely for such a purpose. [1/5 definitions] |
legit |
(slang) legitimate. |
legitimacy |
the state or fact of being legitimate. |
legitimate |
to legitimize, esp. to deem (a child born out of wedlock) to be legitimate. [1/6 definitions] |
legitimatize |
to legitimate; legitimize. |
legitimist |
one who supports legitimate authority, esp. that of a claim to a throne based on hereditary right. |
legitimize |
to deem (a child born out of wedlock) to be legitimate. [1/3 definitions] |
recognize |
(of a government or similar body) to formally acknowledge as legitimate. [1/7 definitions] |
revolution |
the internal, usu. forcible, overthrow of a political system or legitimate government. [1/5 definitions] |
rightful |
having a legal or legitimate claim. [2/3 definitions] |
Shiite |
a member of the Shiah sect of Islam, which does not accept the Sunna as authoritative and considers Muhammad's son-in-law Ali to be the legitimate successor to Muhammad. (Cf. Sunnite.) |
Taiwan |
a land including this island and nearby others that claims its independence from The People's Republic of China and is considered an independent country by itself and several sovereign nations. Taiwan also considers itself the legitimate government of all of China; Republic of China. [1/2 definitions] |
true |
legitimate or according to law. [1/5 definitions] |
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