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Noun: paternity suit
  1. (law) 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)
    - bastardy proceeding

Derived forms: paternity suits

Type of: case, causa, cause, lawsuit, suit

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