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legitimate

[li-jit-uh-mit, li-jit-uh-meyt] / lɪˈdʒɪt ə mɪt, lɪˈdʒɪt əˌmeɪt /


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Because an “individual has a legitimate expectation of privacy in his cellphone location data,” she said police investigators need a valid search warrant from a magistrate.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 29, 2026

Black's attorneys have pointed out that an internal investigation at Apollo by the Dechert law firm concluded the fees that Black paid to Epstein were for legitimate tax advice.

From BBC • Jun. 27, 2026

“Unilateral measures targeting such legitimate policies are unjustified,” the spokesman said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

It essentially yanked TPS overnight and refused to give a legitimate justification.

From Slate • Jun. 25, 2026

As such, it was of course vulnerable to the same variety of glibly undaunted and usually specious evaluations that any legitimate art object is.

From "Franny and Zooey" by J. D. Salinger




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