Identification vs Legitimation - What's the difference?
identification | legitimation |
The act of identifying, or proving to be the same.
The state of being identified.
A particular instance of identifying something.
A document or documents serving as evidence of a person's identity.
A feeling of support, sympathy, understanding or belonging towards somebody or something.
* {{quote-book
, year=1998
, author=Hugh Berrington
, title=Britain in the nineties
, chapter=
The process of making or declaring a person legitimate.
(obsolete) Legitimacy.
*c. 1595 , (William Shakespeare), King John , First Folio 1623, I.1:
*:I am not Sir Roberts sonne, / I haue disclaim'd Sir Robert and my land, / Legitimation , name, and all is gone [...].
The act of establishing something as lawful; authorization.
*2002 , , The Great Nation , Penguin 2003, p. 231:
*:Le Paige established a legitimation for the Parlement's authority which was part history, part romantic fiction, and part political wishful thinking.
As nouns the difference between identification and legitimation
is that identification is the act of identifying, or proving to be the same while legitimation is legitimization.identification
English
(wikipedia identification)Noun
- Much education and experience is required for proper identification of bird species
- information necessary to make a good identification
- The authorities asked for his identification
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