A child who was not conceived or born in lawful wedlock, nor later legitimated. • At common law, such a child was considered the child of nobody (nullius filius) and had no name except one that was gained by reputation. Being no one’s child, an illegitimate child could not inherit, even from the mother, but […]
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illegitimate child 非婚生子女；私生子 指未婚父母所生的子女或已婚妇女与非其丈夫的男子所生的子女。在英国，无效婚姻的子女在普通法上属于非婚生子女，但是现在，只要父母其中一方认为其婚姻是有效的，则属于婚生。可宣告无效的婚姻在被宣告无效后，所生子女属于婚生子女。在美国，如果该子女在受孕后到出生前其父母结婚的，则为婚生子女。
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illegitimate, adj. 1. (Of a child) born out of lawful wedlock and never having been legitimated (illegitimate son). • A child conceived while the mother is married but born after she is divorced or widowed is considered legitimate. [Cases: Children Out-of-Wedlock 1. C.J.S. Children Out-of-Wedlock §§ 2–11.] 2. Against the law; unlawful (illegitimate contract for
legitimate inferences 合法推论；合法推断 指从某种证据必然得出的推论；从证据合理、合法地推出的结论。
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legitimate child 婚生子女 指合法婚姻所生子女或者通过准正而取得婚生子女地位的非婚生子女。根据普通法，婚生子女地位是根据合法婚姻取得的。如果在合法婚姻期间怀孕，那么即使孩子出生前婚姻已因离婚或一方死亡而解除，孩子的婚生子女地位也不受影响。
more than ordinarily legitimate 比通常婚生子女更有权选择父亲 指男子死后遗孀迅速再婚，然后在所生的孩子可能是前夫的也可能是后夫的时期内生下了孩子，在此情况下，该孩子可在到达责任年龄时，从该两个丈夫中选择其一作为自己的父亲。
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legitimate (l[schwa]-jit-[schwa]-m[schwa]t), adj. 1. Complying with the law; lawful (a legitimate business). 2. Genuine; valid (a legitimate complaint). 3. Born of legally married parents (a legitimate child). [Cases: Children Out-of-Wedlock 1. C.J.S. Children Out-of-Wedlock §§ 2–11.]