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The phrase "a legitimate expectation" is correct and usable in written English.
It is typically used in legal contexts to refer to a belief that a certain outcome or treatment is justified based on past actions or established norms.
Example: "The employee had a legitimate expectation of receiving a promotion after consistently exceeding performance targets."
Alternatives: "a reasonable expectation" or "a valid expectation".
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Obligations to consult can arise where there is a legitimate expectation of consultation.
We are saying we have a legitimate expectation of an inquiry, from the minister himself".
In such a world, the very notion of a "legitimate expectation of privacy" seems antique.
507, 511, 19 L.Ed.2d 576 (1967), and provides sanctuary for citizens wherever they have a legitimate expectation of privacy.
But investors "cannot have a legitimate expectation of sharing in the profits of a fraudster," he argued.
Defenders of this technology will say that no one has a legitimate expectation of privacy in public.
If the claimant has a legitimate expectation that a certain procedure will be followed, this procedure will be required by the duty of fairness….
From either perspective, we think that society recognizes that a houseguest has a legitimate expectation of privacy in his host's home.
As Mr. Justice STEVENS recognizes, petitioners possessed a legitimate expectation of privacy in the films, and this expectation was infringed by the Government's unauthorized screening of them.
On the contrary, I read the Court's opinion as focusing on whether there was a legitimate expectation of privacy protected by the Fourth Amendment.
To hold that an overnight guest has a legitimate expectation of privacy in his host's home merely recognizes the everyday expectations of privacy that we all share.
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