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Bastardy Proceeding

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a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)

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synonym
paternity suit
plural
Bastardy Proceedings
possessive
Bastardy Proceeding's
pluralpossessive
Bastardy Proceedings'

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a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)

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