GERMAN · C1WORD NOTES
MEANING & PRONUNCIATION

legitimieren

legitimise; justify

Ein wirtschaftlicher Vorteil allein kann einen Eingriff in die Privatsphäre nicht legitimieren, wenn die Betroffenen weder informiert wurden noch widersprechen konnten.

An economic advantage alone cannot legitimise an invasion of privacy if those affected were neither informed nor able to object.

identify oneself; prove one's authority

Bevor die Mitarbeiterin Auskunft über das Konto gab, musste ich mich mit einem gültigen Dokument als Bevollmächtigter legitimieren.

Before the employee gave me information about the account, I had to prove with a valid document that I was an authorised representative.

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