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illegitimate

/,ɪlɪ'dʒɪtəmət/

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adjective
contrary to or forbidden by law
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"an illegitimate seizure of power"

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illicit outlaw outlawed unlawful illegal
noun
the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents
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bastard by-blow illegitimate child love child whoreson

type of:
offspring issue progeny
adjective
of marriages and offspring; not recognized as lawful
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fatherless left-handed misbegot misbegotten spurious wrongful adulterine base baseborn bastardly unlawful

Opposite:

legitimate

Examples of illegitimate

"an illegitimate seizure of power"