paternity - Definition from the FAMILY topic - SOCIETY

Topic: FAMILY

paternity
noun

pa‧ter‧ni‧ty See pronunciation table in "How to use dictionary" pages

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[uncountable] law

SCLSSF the fact of being the father of a particular child, or the question of who the child's father is:

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The paternity of the child is in dispute.

Definition of paternity from the Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English within
the topic FAMILY

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