moral legitimacy

collocation in English

meaningsofmoralandlegitimacy

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moral
adjective
uk
/ˈmɒr.əl/us
/ˈmɔːr.əl/
relating to the standards of good or bad behaviour, fairness, honesty, etc. that each person believes in, rather than ...
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legitimacy
noun[U]
uk
/ləˈdʒɪt.ə.mə.si/us
/ləˈdʒɪt̬.ə.mə.si/
the quality of being ...
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(Definition ofmoralandlegitimacyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofmoral legitimacy

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Whatever themorallegitimacyof such rankings, they should not be used as a ploy for slipping in blame and just deserts.
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Statements of profit and net worth express not simply economic conditions but the "morallegitimacy" of a prudent, disciplined, and ultimately rational mind.
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To be sure, we must follow our consciences, but doing so does not per se confermorallegitimacyon our acts.
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Not, to be sure, itsmorallegitimacy.
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To this extent, my defense of themorallegitimacyof paternalism must be provisional.
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The main difference between these two views concerns the feasibility andmorallegitimacyof a radical critique of an existing practice such as science, politics, and so on.
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It hasmorallegitimacyand represents the whole world.
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There is amorallegitimacyof values and a legitimacy of expertise.
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I want to challenge the view of themorallegitimacyof these long-term commitments of minors.
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Although he did not accord the state withmorallegitimacy, he was against the use of revolutionary tactics for removing the government from power.
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Governments must cloak their actions in an aura ofmorallegitimacyin order to sustain their power, and political methods invariably strengthen that legitimacy.
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Anxiety over the draft led to doubts concerning the implicit purpose of the war effort, and themorallegitimacyof that implicit purpose.
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This new development framework leads tomorallegitimacyand social justice.
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The use of legitimate defense by a military force is considered grave and therefore subject to rigorous considerations ofmorallegitimacy.
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