legitimate

7 definitions • 10 examples

allowed by law:

The army must give power back to the legitimate government.

reasonable and acceptable:

He claimed that the restaurant bill was a legitimate business expense.

A legitimate child is one whose parents are legally married at the time of his or her birth.

to make something legal or acceptable:

The government fears that talking to terrorists might legitimate their violent actions.

allowed according to law, or reasonable and acceptable:

a legitimate tax deduction

legitimate concerns

allowed by law or done according to the rules of an organization or activity:

Defense lawyers argued that such payments are legitimate and customary in newspaper deals.

a legitimate business/company/trader

legitimate expenses/fees

fair and honest:

Concerns relating to employee fraud and other forms of malpractice were acknowledged as being legitimate.

legitimate complaints/questions/reasons