“LEGITIMIZE” на російській мові

That is a valiant attempt to legitimize the doctrine of common origin, but the logic on which it is based is, I think, fallacious.

The international community's role should be to support this self-liberation, not legitimize the illegitimate.

voters legitimize the government through the election of public officials

At some point, the judiciary may need to get involved in that procedure to legitimize it and give the detainees some due process.

Oakland county authorities pursued the case against Abraham in order to establish a precedent and legitimize the 1997 law.