Log in or Sign up
bastardy proceeding love

bastardy proceeding

Definitions

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun 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)

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word bastardy proceeding.

Examples

    Sorry, no example sentences found.

Log in or sign up to add your own related words.

hypernyms (5)

Words that are more generic or abstract

  1. case
  2. causa
  3. cause
  4. lawsuit
  5. suit

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.