legitimate

[US]/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/
[UK]/lɪˈdʒɪtɪmət/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adj. kisheria; ya kuelezeka; ya haki.
Word Forms
Past Participlelegitimated
Third Person Singularlegitimates
Past Tenselegitimated
Present Participlelegitimating

Phrases & Collocations

legitimate business

biashara halali

legitimate concern

wasiwazo halali

legitimate authority

umama halali

legitimate interest

maslahi halali

legitimate income

mapato halali

Example Sentences

legitimate drama (= legitimate stage)

ndira halali (= ndira halali)

a legitimate solution to the problem.

suluhu halali kwa tatizo.

his claims to legitimate authority.

madai yake ya mamlaka halali.

a legitimate excuse for being late.

Halifa halali ya kuchelewa.

the last legitimate Anglo-Saxon king.

mfalme wa Mrengo-Saxon wa mwisho halali.

the regime was not legitimated by popular support.

utawala haukuhalalishwa na msaada wa watu.

They had, prima facie, a legitimate complaint.

Walikuwa na, kwa kuonekana, malalamo halali.

legitimate child, illegitimate child, legal presumption that the child is legitimate, renouncement that the child is legitimate,recognition, legitimation.

mtoto halali, mtoto asiye halali, dhana kisheria kwamba mtoto ni halali, kutangaza mtoto si halali, kutambua, kuahirisha.

forsook Hollywood and returned to the legitimate stage.

aliacha Hollywood na akarudi kwenye juklaa halali.

Sickness is a legitimate reason for asking for leave.

Ugonjwa ni sababu ya kisheria ya kuomba likizo.

legitimate news stories which the press is duty-bound to report.

habari za habari halali ambazo vyombo vya habari vinapaswa kuripoti.

The judge ruled that the plaintiff had been defamed and had legitimate grounds for a lawsuit.

Jaji aliamuru kwamba mwendaji alikuwa amedhihirishwa na alikuwa na misingi halali ya kesi.

As for the renouncement of legitimate child, the paper defines its limitation in time, right perdition and relevant almsgiving measurements.

Kuhusu kutolea haki ya mtoto halali, karatasi inafafanua mapungufu yake katika wakati, upotevu wa haki na hatua za sadaka husika.

Real-world Examples

The illicit economy robs legitimate markets by undercutting legitimate businesses.

Ubadilishaji haramuu huchukua masoko halali kwa kuwanyima biashara halali.

Source: VOA Standard Speed Collection December 2016

My wallow is legitimate. I was dumped.

Mazingira yangu ni halali. Nilifanywa kazi.

Source: The Vampire Diaries Season 1

China will resolutely defend its own legitimate interests.

China itatetea ukomo wake wa maslahi halali kwa ukaaji.

Source: PBS English News

It's perfectly safe. It's a legitimate airline!

Ni salama kabisa. Ni shirika la ndege halali!

Source: Modern Family - Season 03

You know my work is just as legitimate as yours is, Randall.

Unajua kuwa kazi yangu ni halali kama yako, Randall.

Source: S03

But that does not legitimate her trial and execution.

Lakini hilo halithibiti kesi na utekelezaji wake.

Source: The Economist (Summary)

It is quite legitimate to speak of habits of thought.

Ni halali kabisa kusema juu ya mazoea ya mawazo.

Source: Modern University English Intensive Reading (2nd Edition) Volume 4

Are these doomsayers overreacting, or is their charge legitimate?

Je, hizi sautanifu zinadumisha, au ni mzigo wao halali?

Source: Advanced American English by Lai Shih-hsiung

It didn't respond to legitimate changes by workers.

Haliyoijibu mabadiliko halali ya wafanyakazi.

Source: VOA Standard English_Europe

Because we do not get calls which are legitimate.

Kwa sababu hatupati simu ambazo ni halali.

Source: Let's Talk IELTS Class

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