illegitimacy

illegitimacy
il·le·git·i·ma·cy /ˌi-li-'ji-tə-mə-sē/ n: the quality or state of being illegitimate

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

illegitimacy
index bar sinister, illegality, incompetence, prohibition

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


illegitimacy
the state of being born of parents who are not legally married. Since the Family Law Reform Act 1987, most of the disadvantages of illegitimacy affecting inheritance have been removed so that illegitimate children may take property under a will or under the intestacy rules as if they were legitimate. Illegitimate children cannot, however, succeed to titles of honour.
In Scots family law, formerly a distinction between children born out of wedlock and those born within (legitimate). The law now looks upon illegitimate children in the same way as legitimate children since the Law Reform (Parent and Child) (Scotland) Act 1986.
Existing enactments and deeds are to be interpreted without heed to the reforms. Testators may still distinguish so far as they wish. Fathers of illegitimate children do not have parental rights as of right, nor is their consent as a parent required for adoption.

Collins dictionary of law. . 2001.


illegitimacy
n. The status of being born to parents who are not married to one another.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


illegitimacy
The condition before the law, or the social status, of a child whose parents were not married to each other at the time of his or her birth.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


illegitimacy
The condition before the law, or the social status, of a child whose parents were not married to each other at the time of his or her birth.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • illegitimacy — illegitimate ► ADJECTIVE 1) not in accordance with the law or accepted standards. 2) (of a child) born of parents not lawfully married to each other. DERIVATIVES illegitimacy noun illegitimately adverb …   English terms dictionary

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