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Paternity Suit

nounid 105210·updated May 18, 2026
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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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Variants

synonym
bastardy proceeding
plural
Paternity Suits
possessive
Paternity Suit's
pluralpossessive
Paternity Suits'

Framework definitions

Wordset Dictionary1 senseview framework →
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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)
Legacy lexicon import1 senseview framework →
§1 · legacy_primary
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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