illegitimate

ilegal, ilegítimo

No permitido por la ley o sin derecho legal a existir.

En inglés sencillo: Not allowed by law, or having no legal right to exist.

• The court rejected his illegitimate claim.
• They seized power through illegitimate means.
• Many citizens refused to obey the illegitimate government.

Sinónimos: illegal, unlawful

Antónimos: legitimate, lawful

Expresiones frecuentes: illegitimate government, illegitimate rule, illegitimate claim

ilegítimo

Nacido de padres que no estaban casados entre sí.

En inglés sencillo: Born to parents who were not married to each other.

• The records describe him as an illegitimate child.
• Her illegitimate daughter was raised by relatives.
• The novel follows an illegitimate son seeking his father.

Sinónimos: natural

Antónimos: legitimate

Expresiones frecuentes: illegitimate child, illegitimate son, illegitimate birth

inválido, infundado

Basado en un razonamiento que no se deduce correctamente de los hechos.

En inglés sencillo: Based on reasoning that does not correctly follow from the facts.

• That is an illegitimate inference.
• The argument rests on an illegitimate assumption.
• These illegitimate conclusions do not follow from the evidence.

Sinónimos: invalid, unsound

Antónimos: valid

Expresiones frecuentes: illegitimate inference, illegitimate conclusion, illegitimate deduction

no estándar, espurio

No aceptado como una forma correcta o auténtica, especialmente en la lengua.

En inglés sencillo: Not accepted as a proper or genuine form, especially in language.

• The editor considered this an illegitimate word.
• Older grammarians rejected the expression as illegitimate.
• The essay questions whether this usage is really illegitimate.

Sinónimos: nonstandard, spurious

Antónimos: legitimate

Expresiones frecuentes: illegitimate word, illegitimate usage, illegitimate form