PATERNITY SUIT

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

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)

Synonyms:

bastardy proceeding; paternity suit

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Hypernyms ("paternity suit" is a kind of...):

case; causa; cause; lawsuit; suit (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)