Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun paternity_suit

1 sense of paternity suit

Sense 1
paternity suit, bastardy proceeding -- (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))
       => lawsuit, suit, case, cause, causa -- (a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy; "the family brought suit against the landlord")