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legitimate 1. authorized, sanctioned by, or in accordance with law 2. of, relating to, or ruling by hereditary right 3. of or relating to a body of famous long-established plays as distinct from films, television, vaudeville, etc. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Here, the author traces how the idea of a "civilizing mission," as expressed through Japanese legal reforms such as elimination of torture and provision of defense counsel, was later adapted by Japanese legal experts such as Kuratomi Yuzaburo for the purpose of legitimatizing the colonization of Korea. But here, in America, shall we condone usury, faginism, receiving stolen goods, corrupting officials, procuring, brothel-keeping, sharp-dealing, legitimatizing the cheating and overcharging of Gentiles, labor-sweating? |
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