legitimate
adjective
according to law; lawful.
quasi-legitimate
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a word derived from
legitimate.
Example Sentences
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“The ultimate recipients of the money aren’t disclosed. Sometimes it’s for legitimate, or quasi-legitimate, reasons. And sometimes it’s for illegitimate reasons.”
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2019
But it also drove yakuza to set up front companies through which they expanded legitimate and quasi-legitimate dealings in sectors such as finance, real estate and waste disposal.
From Reuters ● Nov. 8, 2011
They had taken to the trade, and, when no longer able to carry it on in a quasi-legitimate manner, did so on their own lines.
From The West Indies and the Spanish Main by James Rodway
The theory of governments de facto being obeyed as quasi-legitimate had not yet been mooted among lawyers and theologians.
From Irish Race in the Past and the Present by Augustus J. Thebaud
