レジティマシー

noun

legitimacy; lawfulness; legality

A direct loanword used in political, legal, and academic contexts to refer to the quality of being legitimate or lawful. Less common than native terms like 正当性, but used in specialized discourse.

• その政せい権けんのレジティマシーが国こく際さい的てきに問とわれている。

  The legitimacy of that regime is being questioned internationally.

• 法ほうのレジティマシーを確かく保ほすることが重じゅう要ようだ。

  It is important to ensure the legitimacy of the law.