LEGITIMIZATION Synonyms: 48 Similar and Opposite Words

legitimization

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Recent Examples of legitimization Acknowledging that most civil law now permits legitimization after the fact, some jurisdictions still discriminate against a child born out of wedlock. — Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2026 Live Aid was the final step in the legitimization of MTV. — Tom Freston, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2025

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In this way, modern Druidry represents an example of how practitioners of new religious movements look to the distant past as a source for meaning, inspiration, and legitimation.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Aug. 2026
In August 2025, attorneys filed an emergency petition for legitimation and custody in DeKalb County Superior Court.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2025

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The validation came about two and a half years in, when Darlington put a prototype in front of the board.

— Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Oct. 2026
Difficult-to-reverse decisions also need strong controls, such as human review, deterministic rules, a traditional model or another independent validation mechanism.

— Swati Deepak Kumar, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026

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And a Federal Reserve Bank of New York study found that credit card delinquencies among sports bettors under 40 jumped 26% after legalization.

— Shae Lake, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2026
With the legalization of sports betting across multiple states over the past few years, daily fantasy hasn’t been at the forefront quite as much.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

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