(~s)
If a woman starts or takes out a ~, she asks a court of law to help her to prove that a particular man is the father of her child, often in order to claim financial support from him.
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(~s)
If a woman starts or takes out a ~, she asks a court of law to help her to prove that a particular man is the father of her child, often in order to claim financial support from him.
N-COUNT
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012