paternity suit

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Noun paternity suit has 1 sense

paternity suit, bastardy proceeding - 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)
--₁ is a kind of lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa

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Paternity Suit

Definition: A legal action filed by a woman, claiming that a specific man is the father of her child, usually with the purpose of establishing financial support for the child.

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John was shocked when he received a notice of paternity suit from a woman he barely knew.
The judge ordered a DNA test to determine the outcome of the paternity suit.

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