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invidious

arises from the creation of a classification that is arbitrary, irrational, or capricious and not related to a legitimate purpose in·vid·i·ous·ly adv in·vid·i·ous·ness n

invasion of privacy

his or her private affairs that a reasonable person would find objectionable and in which there is no legitimate public interest, or by publicizing information that unreasonably places him or her in a false light see also

interest

government benefit) without due process ;broadly : something (as a job or benefit) to which one has a legitimate claim of entitlement and that cannot be taken away without due process as distinguished from the unprotected object

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illegitimate

recognized by the law as offspring ;specif : born out of marriage 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

restrictive covenant

contract must be reasonable to be enforceable, which means that it must be reasonably necessary to protect the legitimate interests of the employer or partnership, must not impose undue hardship on the individual concerned, and must not

full and final adoption

and final adoption A legal adoption in which the child receives all the rights of a natural born, legitimate child. Source: Department of State. March 2007.

filiate

esp. a father [has not been filiated by the initiative of the parent "Louisiana Civil Code"] compare acknowledge, legitimate NOTE: A child may be illegitimate but filiated. Both legitimation and acknowledgment filiate an illegitimate child. Adopted children

false

false 1 : not genuine, authentic, or legitimate compare counterfeit 2 a : not true or correct ;esp : intentionally or knowingly untrue or incorrect [injured

expectation of privacy

the object seized and that the expectation is one that society is willing to recognize as reasonable or legitimate.

essence

ultimate nature of a thing : the properties that make a thing what it is [his award is legitimate only so long as it draws its from the collective bargaining agreement "United Steel Workers v. Enterprise Wheel

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