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filiate
transitive verb
fil·i·ate
\ˈfi-lē-ˌāt\
Legal Definition of filiate
filiated
filiating
: to declare (a child) the descendant of a particular parent and especially a father has not been filiated by the initiative of the parent — Louisiana Civil Code — compare acknowledge 2b, legitimate
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A child may be illegitimate but filiated. Both legitimation and acknowledgment filiate an illegitimate child. Adopted children are filiated by the adoption proceeding.
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