🇰🇷Korean Source WordCode: KO

부당하게

Pronunciation / Transliteration: budanghage

🇬🇧 Direct English Meaning:
Illegitimately/ɪˈlɛdʒ.ɪ.tɪ.mət.li/
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🇰🇷 Example Sentence in Korean:

"그 문서는 부당하게 조작되었습니다."

Comprehensive Definitions & Senses

2 senses
As adverb
  1. 1

    In a manner that is contrary to or outside of accepted rules, laws, or standard forms.

    "The document was asvikrit roop se (illegitimately) altered to favor the applicant."
  2. 2

    In an unauthorized, improper, or unrecognised manner.

    "The committee rejected the proposal because it had been constructed illegitimately."

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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology

Derived from the Late Latin 'illegitimus', combining the negative prefix 'in-' (changed to 'il-') with 'legitimus', meaning lawful or legitimate. It entered Middle English via Old French, evolving to describe actions, states, or forms that are contrary to law, rules, or established standards.

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