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Legitimacy vs Legalization - What's the difference?

legitimacy | legalization |

As nouns the difference between legitimacy and legalization

is that legitimacy is the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity while legalization is the process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.

legitimacy

English

Noun

(head)
  • the quality of being legitimate or valid; validity

    • Synonyms

    * legitimateness (much less common)

    legalization

    English

    Alternative forms

    * legalisation

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The process of making something legal, the process to legalize, decriminalization.
    • The hippies marched for the legalization of marijauna.

    Antonyms

    * illegalization