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What does legitimate actually mean?

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Legitimate has several meanings

1. Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law.eg

The government will not seek to disrupt the legitimate business activities of the defendant.

2. If you say that something such as a feeling or claim is legitimate, you think that it is reasonable and justified.eg

That's a perfectly legitimate fear...

The New York Times has a legitimate claim to be a national newspaper.

3. A legitimate child is one whose parents were married before he or she was born.eg

We only married in order that the child should be legitimate.

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