legitimation (Meaning)

Wordnet

legitimation (n)

the act of rendering a person legitimate

the act of making lawful

Webster

legitimation (n.)

The act of making legitimate.

Lawful birth.

FAQs About the word legitimation

the act of rendering a person legitimate, the act of making lawfulThe act of making legitimate., Lawful birth.

legitimization, founding, formalization, validation, legalization, passing, approval, indorsement, legislation, establishment

abolishment, defeasance, abortion, nullification, avoidance, voiding, abortion, abolishment, annulment, cancelation

The desire for legitimation is a fundamental human need.

Social legitimation is the process by which norms and values are accepted as valid and binding.

Political legitimation is the process by which a government is accepted as legitimate by its citizens.

Economic legitimation is the process by which a market economy is accepted as legitimate by its participants.