legitimation

nouns

the act of rendering a person legitimate
"he has filial rights because he obtained letters of legitimation from the king"; "his parents' subsequent marriage resulted in his legitimation"
legitimation
is derived from
legitimate
domain category
the collection of rules imposed by authority
"civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"
jurisprudence, law
is a type of (narrower)
something that people do or cause to happen
act, deed, human action, human activity
the act of making lawful
legalisation, legalization, legitimation
is derived from
legitimate
is derived from
legitimate