1. plural of illegitimacy; instances or states of being illegitimate; lack of legal validity or authorization
Usage: Most commonly used in formal, legal, or academic contexts
2. plural of illegitimacy; the status of being born outside of marriage (archaic or historical usage)
Usage: archaic; historical; considered offensive in modern usage

Examples

• The court identified several illegitimacies in the contract's language.
• Legal scholars debated the illegitimacies of the government's actions.
• The document contained multiple illegitimacies that rendered it unenforceable.
• Critics pointed out the illegitimacies in the company's accounting practices.
• The investigation uncovered illegitimacies in the election process.
• These illegitimacies undermined the authority of the decision.