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Definition of paternity
1 : the quality or state of being a father
2 : origin or descent from a father
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Recent Examples of paternity from the Web
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Trying to avoid a sweep, the Orioles were forced to go with spot starter Jayson Aquino from the minors when Chris Tillman departed on paternity leave.
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Allan Gregg, now 68 and divorced, took a DNA test that confirmed his paternity.
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A Spanish court has ordered that his body be exhumed from its 28-year slumber in order to take part in a paternity test.
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Dali's body to be exhumed in paternity suit The surrealist artist Salvador Dalí must be chuckling in his grave.
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The move comes as a woman who claims to be his daughter filed a paternity claim.
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Salvador Dalí’s body will be exhumed as a result of a Madrid court order to get DNA samples for a paternity suit brought on by a Spanish woman who claims to be the late artist’s daughter.
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RHP Ronald Bolanos was placed on Fort Wayne’s temporary inactive list (paternity).
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Full paternity testing and DNA confirmation are ongoing, with results expected in two weeks, which will now be used in the parents' criminal case.
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First Known Use of paternity
1544
paternity
Definition of paternity
1 : granted to a father paternity leave paternity rights
2 : of or relating to the determination of paternity a paternity suit
First Known Use of paternity
1926
PATERNITY Defined for English Language Learners
paternity
playDefinition of paternity for English Language Learners
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: the state or fact of being the father of a particular child
paternity
Definition of paternity for English Language Learners
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: relating to the time when a father's child is born
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: done to prove that a man is the father of a particular child
Law Dictionary
paternity
playLegal Definition of paternity
1 : the quality or state of being a father
2 : origin or descent from a father
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