Examples of “illegitimate” in a Sentence

adjective Not legally or officially sanctioned; not proper or authorised.

• The court ruled that the company's illegitimate claim to the land had no legal basis.
• The opposition called the election result illegitimate.
• They questioned the illegitimate use of company funds.

adjective Dated: born to parents who were not married to each other.

• The novel follows an illegitimate son who was kept out of the family's will.
• Long ago, people often looked down on an illegitimate baby and its mother.
• In earlier centuries, an illegitimate child could be denied inheritance rights.