| verb | make legal “Marijuana should be legalized” |
| verb | show or affirm to be just and legitimate |
| verb | make (an illegitimate child) legitimate; declare the legitimacy of (someone) “They legitimized their natural child” |
| adjective | of marriages and offspring; recognized as lawful |
| adjective | based on known statements or events or conditions “rain was a logical expectation, given the time of year” |
| adjective | in accordance with recognized or accepted standards or principles “legitimate advertising practices” |
| adjective | authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law “a legitimate government” |
| legalization | noun | the act of making lawful |
| legalisation | noun | the act of making lawful |
| legitimation | noun | the act of making lawful |
| legitimacy | noun | lawfulness by virtue of being authorized or in accordance with law |
| logicalness | noun | correct and valid reasoning |
| logicality | noun | correct and valid reasoning |
| lawfulness | noun | the quality of conforming to law |
| licitness | noun | the quality of strictly conforming to law |