illegitimate
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Sam Kmack, The Arizona Republic, 9 July 2024
Former President Donald Trump has spent the last 3 1/2 years insisting President Joe Biden’s victory over him was illegitimate.
—Max Thornberry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 1 July 2024
Over 50 percent of the American people right now, including 80 percent of Republicans, believe the 2020 election was illegitimate.
—ABC News, 30 June 2024
Trump remains a petty figure who continues to insist the 2020 election was rigged and thus illegitimate.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 28 June 2024
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“Illegitimate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/illegitimate. Accessed 15 Jul. 2024.
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Note: An illegitimate child is usually legitimated by his or her parents' later marriage. Illegitimate children generally have the same inheritance rights under intestate successions as legitimate children; statutes limiting their inheritance rights have been found to violate the equal protection clause.
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