To try Al Qaeda leaders in a forum of such dubious legitimacy would taint any resulting verdict in the eyes of much of the world.

Through the late nineteenth century, boxing or prizefighting was primarily a sport of dubious legitimacy.

But the trial of Mr. Sharif was itself of dubious legitimacy.

Two unnamed women were executed in Posnan, Poland, in 1793, in proceedings of dubious legitimacy.

Quite apart from the dubious legitimacy of generalising from one such fragment, it is uncertain how the data itself should be interpreted.

His three daughters by his fourth wife were very young and regarded as of dubious legitimacy because of their father's bigamy.

The Torsåker executions had, even at the time they occurred, dubious legitimacy.

Many governments are now calling for a 'real' Intergovernmental Conference; this is a dangerous threat, and one founded on very dubious legitimacy.

What we have is the Council making more laws, with all the dubious legitimacy of legislation by a government.

One single party adopted this constitution, without public or professional consultations, and its draftsmen have dubious democratic legitimacy.