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legitimate interests

legitimate interests is the plural of legitimate interest.

Meaning of legitimate interest

Noun

legitimate interest (plural legitimate interests)

  1. A type of legal right protected under Italian law in addition to subjective rights that confers legitimacy to certain administrative powers.
  2. A type of clause included in some contracts to allow access to private data.
    • The legitimate interest, also know as the 'balance of interest clause' allows a relatively more flexible area (when compared with the other bases of legitimation) within which data controllers can process data lawfully.2022, Noah Vardi, Creditworthiness and 'Responsible Credit':, page 122
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see legitimate, interest.

Questions about legitimate interests

What is legitimate interests the plural of?
Legitimate interests is the plural of legitimate interest.

Words near legitimate interests in the dictionary

  1. legitimate drama
  2. legitimate dramas
  3. legitimate fertilization
  4. legitimate fertilizations
  5. legitimate interest
  6. legitimate interests
  7. legitimate theater
  8. legitimate theaters
  9. legitimate theatre
  10. legitimated
  11. legitimately

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