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legittimazione

legitimisation, legitimacy

noun leh-jeet-tee-mah-TSYOH-neh Rare

Usage Note

Legittimazione is a formal/legal term referring to the act or process of legitimising something — a claim, a government, a child (in older legal usage). It is feminine and its plural is legittimazioni. It is distinct from legittimità (legitimacy as a quality).

Examples

"Il processo richiedeva la legittimazione del contratto."

Natural Translation

The process required the legitimisation of the contract.

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