Paternity suit (original) (raw)
I. (noun)
Sense 1
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)