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1 legitimate
A adj1 ( justifiable) [action, claim, question, request, target, user] légitime ; [conclusion, excuse] valable ; it is legitimate to do on est en droit de faire ; it is legitimate for me to do je suis en droit de faire ;2 ( in accordance with the law) [business, deal, organization] régulier/-ière ; [act, child, claim, government, heir, owner, right, spouse] légitime ; [killing] justifiable ; for a legitimate purpose à des fins légitimes ; to make sth legitimate rendre qch légal ;3 Theat [theatre] vrai (before n). -
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1. adjective[government, business, child, target] légitime ; [reason, argument, conclusion] valable ; [complaint] fondé━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━✦ Lorsque legitimate est un adjectif, la fin se prononce comme it: lɪˈdʒɪtɪmɪt ; lorsque c'est un verbe, elle se prononce comme eight: lɪˈdʒɪtɪmeɪt.* * *[lɪ'dʒɪtɪmət]1) ( justifiable) [action, question, request, target] légitime; [excuse] valable2) ( lawful) [business, organization] régulier/-ière; [act, child, claim, heir, owner] légitime -
3 lawful
lawful ['lɔ:fʊl]∎ to go about one's lawful business vaquer à ses occupations;∎ by all lawful means par tous les moyens légaux;∎ my lawful wedded wife mon épouse légitime
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legitimate — le·git·i·mate 1 /lə ji tə mət/ adj [Medieval Latin legitimatus, past participle of legitimare to give legal status to, from Latin legitimus legally sanctioned, from leg , lex law] 1: conceived or born of parents lawfully married to each other or… … Law dictionary
legitimate — Used in the context of general equities. Real interest in trading as compared to a profile stance. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary See: natural. Bloomberg Financial Dictionary * * * ▪ I. legitimate le‧git‧i‧mate 1 [lɪˈdʒɪtmt] adjective 1. LAW… … Financial and business terms
legitimate — legitimates, legitimating, legitimated (The adjective is pronounced [[t]lɪʤɪ̱tɪmət[/t]]. The verb is pronounced [[t]lɪʤɪ̱tɪmeɪt[/t]].) 1) ADJ GRADED Something that is legitimate is acceptable according to the law. The French government has… … English dictionary
legitimate — le|git|i|mate [ lə dʒıtəmət ] adjective ** 1. ) allowed by the law or correct according to the law: Are the premises being used for legitimate business purposes? The Scots proclaimed James Stuart as the legitimate heir to the British throne. 2. ) … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
legitimate */*/ — UK [lɪˈdʒɪtəmət] / US [ləˈdʒɪtəmət] adjective 1) fair and reasonable It is perfectly legitimate to ask questions about a politician s personal life. legitimate interest/excuse/expectation: Did he have a legitimate excuse for being late? 2)… … English dictionary
legitimate — 1 adjective 1 correct, allowable, or operating according to the law: The Mafia uses legitimate business operations as a front. 2 fair, correct, or reasonable according to accepted standards of behaviour: Is this a legitimate use of taxpayers… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
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Business ethics — For the episode from the American television series The Office, see Business Ethics (The Office). Business ethics (also corporate ethics) is a form of applied ethics or professional ethics that examines ethical principles and moral or ethical… … Wikipedia
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legitimate — 01. Some scams appear quite [legitimate] at first. 02. You must have a [legitimate] excuse for missing an exam. 03. A government cannot be considered truly [legitimate] unless it is democratically elected. 04. You must have a [legitimate] excuse… … Grammatical examples in English