illegitimate

illégal, illégitime

Que la loi n’autorise pas ou dont l’existence n’a aucun fondement légal.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : illegal, unlawful

Contraires : legitimate, lawful

Expressions courantes : illegitimate government, illegitimate rule, illegitimate claim

illégitime

Né de parents qui n’étaient pas mariés l’un à l’autre.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : natural

Contraires : legitimate

Expressions courantes : illegitimate child, illegitimate son, illegitimate birth

invalide, non fondé

Fondé sur un raisonnement qui ne découle pas correctement des faits.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : invalid, unsound

Contraires : valid

Expressions courantes : illegitimate inference, illegitimate conclusion, illegitimate deduction

non standard, non authentique

Qui n’est pas reconnu comme une forme correcte ou authentique, surtout dans la langue.

En anglais simple : 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.

Synonymes : nonstandard, spurious

Contraires : legitimate

Expressions courantes : illegitimate word, illegitimate usage, illegitimate form