paternity suit

Frequency: 5.51.2 per million words

a lawsuit to determine the identity of a child's father

paternityPATERNITY + NOUN

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suit

Examples (10)

  • She filed a paternity suit to prove he was the father.
  • The famous actor was embroiled in a paternity suit.
  • The court ordered a DNA test as part of the paternity suit.
  • After years, she finally won her paternity suit.
  • He denied involvement, but the paternity suit proceeded.
  • The media closely followed the high-profile paternity suit.
  • A paternity suit can be a very emotional and stressful process.
  • Legal experts discussed the implications of the landmark paternity suit.
  • She sought legal advice before initiating a paternity suit.
  • The results of the DNA test were crucial in the paternity suit.