Legitimate
Legitimate adjective - Permitted by law.
Tested and legitimate are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Tested" instead an adjective "Legitimate".
Tested
Tested adjective - Tested and proved to be reliable.
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Legitimate and tested are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Legitimate" instead an adjective "Tested".
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He removes the evidence illegally and has it tested behind the department's back, thereby making it inadmissible in court, rather than alert anyone at the department about its existence to begin a legitimate investigation.
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