Usually means: Legal case establishing father's identity.
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We found 16 dictionaries that define the word paternity suit:

General (13 matching dictionaries)
  1. paternity suit: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
  2. paternity suit: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. paternity suit: Collins English Dictionary
  4. paternity suit: Vocabulary.com
  5. paternity suit: Wiktionary
  6. paternity suit: Dictionary.com
  7. Paternity suit: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  8. paternity suit: Rhymezone
  9. paternity suit: FreeDictionary.org
  10. paternity suit: Mnemonic Dictionary
  11. paternity suit: TheFreeDictionary.com

Business (3 matching dictionaries)
  1. paternity suit: Law.com Dictionary
  2. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  3. Paternity Suit: Legal dictionary

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Definitions from Wiktionary (paternity suit)

▸ noun:  A lawsuit to identify a child's father and establish child support.

Similar:
paternity test, paternity, bastardy bond, strike suit, lawsuit, suit, friendly suit, paternal custody, civil suit, law suit, more...

Opposite:
maternity suit, filiation suit

Types:
custody, child support, more...

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Similar:
paternity test, paternity, bastardy bond, strike suit, lawsuit, suit, friendly suit, paternal custody, civil suit, law suit, more...

Opposite:
maternity suit, filiation suit

Types:
custody, child support, more...



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