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Legitimate
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LegitimateThat which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate autbority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.
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Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Legitimate
That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate autbority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.
Lawful
That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful.
Wedlock
Being married. Has the same meaning as "matrimony." Used mostly to refer to illegitimate children as "born out of wedlock."
Power
This is either inherent or derivative. The former is the right, ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, ability, or faculty from another. The people have the power to establish a form of govemment, or to change one already established. A father has the legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice.
Opposition
practice. The act of a creditor who, declares his dissent to a debtor's being discharged under the insolvent laws.
Usurpation
"1) Torts. The unlawful assumption of the use of property which belongs to another; an interruption or the disturbing a man in his right and possession. 2) Government. The tyrannical assumption of the government by force contrary to and in violation of the constitution of the country.
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Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimated
Most countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless:only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child.
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Legatory
Dead man's part or share. The third part of a freeman's personal estate, which by the custom of London, in case he had a wife and children, the freeman might always have disposed of by will.
Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimate
Legitimated
Most countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless:only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child.
Leniency
Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
Lessor
Contracts He who grants a lease.
Lestage
English law. Duties paid for unlading goods in port.
Let
Hinderance, obstacle, obstruction; as, without let, molestation or hinderance.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Legitimate
That which is according to law; as, legitimate children, are lawful children, born in wedlock, in contradistinction to bastards; legitimate autbority, or lawful power, in opposition to usurpation.
Lawful
That which is not forbidden by law. Id omne licitum est, quod non est legibus prohibitum, quamobrem, quod, lege permittente, fit, poenam non meretur. To be valid a contract must be lawful.
Wedlock
Being married. Has the same meaning as "matrimony." Used mostly to refer to illegitimate children as "born out of wedlock."
Power
This is either inherent or derivative. The former is the right, ability, or faculty of doing something, without receiving that right, ability, or faculty from another. The people have the power to establish a form of govemment, or to change one already established. A father has the legal power to chastise his son; a master, his apprentice.
Opposition
practice. The act of a creditor who, declares his dissent to a debtor's being discharged under the insolvent laws.
Usurpation
"1) Torts. The unlawful assumption of the use of property which belongs to another; an interruption or the disturbing a man in his right and possession. 2) Government. The tyrannical assumption of the government by force contrary to and in violation of the constitution of the country.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimated
Most countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless:only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
Legatory
Dead man's part or share. The third part of a freeman's personal estate, which by the custom of London, in case he had a wife and children, the freeman might always have disposed of by will.
Legislate
Latin lex, legis, law; latio, a proposing. To make a law or laws; to exercise sovereignty.
Legislation
Written and approved laws. Also known as "statutes" or "acts." In constitutional law, one would talk of the "power to legislate" or the "legislative arm of government" referring to the power of political bodies (eg: house of assembly, Congress, Parliament) to write the laws of the land.
Legislative power
The authority under the constitution to make laws and to alter or repeal them.
Legislature
Government. That body of men in the state which has the power of making laws.
Legitimate
Legitimated
Most countries have legal procedures for natural fathers of children born out of wedlock to acknowledge their children. A legitimated child from any country has two legal parents and cannot qualify as an orphan unless:only one of the parents is living, or both of the parents have abandoned the child.
Leniency
Recommendation for a sentence less than the maximum allowed.
Lessor
Contracts He who grants a lease.
Lestage
English law. Duties paid for unlading goods in port.
Let
Hinderance, obstacle, obstruction; as, without let, molestation or hinderance.
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