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legal vs legitimate

legitimate vs legal

legal and legitimate both are adjectives.

legal is not a verb while legitimate is a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
legal No Yes No No
legitimate No Yes Yes No
legal (adjective) legitimate (adjective)
established by or founded upon law or official or accepted rules of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful
of or relating to jurisprudence in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles
relating to or characteristic of the profession of law authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law
allowed by official rules based on known statements or events or conditions
having legal efficacy or force
legal (verb) legitimate (verb)
make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone)
show or affirm to be just and legitimate
make legal
Difference between legal and legitimate

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