illegitimate

relating to a child born when the parents were not married and did not have legal rights as husband and wife

ilegítimo, nacido fuera del matrimonio

• an illegitimate child

Collocations illegitimate child · illegitimate birth

• She had an illegitimate child.

  Ella tuvo un hijo ilegítimo.

not allowed by law or rules; illegal

ilegal, no permitido por la ley

• an illegitimate action

Collocations illegitimate activity · illegitimate means

• The company's actions were found to be illegitimate.

  Se descubrió que las acciones de la empresa eran ilegales.

not morally right or acceptable; unethical

inmoral, no aceptable éticamente

• an illegitimate reason

Collocations illegitimate motive · illegitimate purpose

• The decision was based on an illegitimate reason.

  La decisión se basó en una razón inmoral.