légitimité

Definitions of légitimité
  1. noun
    anything in accord with principles of justice
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    antonyms:
    illégalité, injustice
    that which is contrary to the principles of justice or law
    type of:
    justice
    the quality of being just or fair
  2. noun
    the quality of conforming to law
    synonyms: légalité
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    antonyms:
    illégitimité
    the quality of failing to conform to law
    types:
    légalité
    lawfulness by virtue of conformity to a legal statute
    type of:
    caractéristique, propriété
    an essential and distinguishing attribute of something or someone
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