illegitimate
adjective
[ ˌɪlɪˈdʒɪtɪmət ]
• not authorized by the law; not in accordance with accepted standards or rules.
• "defending workers against illegitimate managerial practices"
Similar:
illegal,
unlawful,
illicit,
against the law,
criminal,
lawbreaking,
actionable,
felonious,
unlicensed,
unauthorized,
unsanctioned,
unwarranted,
unofficial,
banned,
forbidden,
barred,
prohibited,
outlawed,
interdicted,
proscribed,
not allowed,
not permitted,
against the rules,
contraband,
black-market,
under the counter,
bootleg,
fraudulent,
corrupt,
dishonest,
dishonourable,
verboten,
malfeasant,
crooked,
shady,
bent,
dodgy,
• (of a child) born of parents not lawfully married to each other.
Similar:
born out of wedlock,
born of unmarried parents,
love,
unfathered,
bastard,
natural,
misbegotten,
baseborn,
spurious,
nameless,
adulterine,
illegitimate
noun
• a person who is illegitimate by birth.
Origin:
mid 16th century: from late Latin illegitimus (from in- ‘not’ + legitimus ‘lawful’), suggested by legitimate.