Illegitimate

ILLEGITIMATE. That which is contrary to law; it is usually applied to children born out of lawful wedlock. A bastard is sometimes called an illegitimate child.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

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access
acknowledgment
Adams, John Quincy
adoption
adulterine
adultery
affiliation order
Affiliation Proceeding
against the law
Aliens
artificial insemination
banned
baseborn
Bastardy Action
Bork, Robert Heron
Brief of Petitioners
British citizen
Brougham, Henry Peter

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