legitimately

legitimately
In a legitimate manner, properly.

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  • Legitimately — Le*git i*mate*ly ( m[asl]t*l[y^]), adv. In a legitimate manner; lawfully; genuinely. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • legitimately — index de jure, duly, in good faith Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • legitimately — legitimate UK US /lɪˈdʒɪtəmət/ adjective ► LAW 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… …   Financial and business terms

  • legitimately — adverb 1. in a manner acceptable to common custom (Freq. 1) you cannot do this legitimately! • Syn: ↑lawfully, ↑licitly • Ant: ↑illicitly (for: ↑licitly), ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • legitimately — adv. Legitimately is used with these verbs: ↑ask, ↑claim, ↑elect, ↑regard …   Collocations dictionary

  • legitimately — legitimate ► ADJECTIVE 1) conforming to the law or to rules. 2) able to be defended with logic or justification: a legitimate excuse. 3) (of a child) born of parents lawfully married to each other. 4) (of a sovereign) having a title based on… …   English terms dictionary

  • legitimately — adverb see legitimate I …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • legitimately — See legitimate. * * * …   Universalium

  • legitimately — adv. in a legitimate manner …   English contemporary dictionary

  • legitimately — le·git·i·mate·ly …   English syllables

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