PATERNITY SUIT

Meaning of PATERNITY SUIT in English

paˈternity ˌsuit BrE AmE noun [countable]

a legal action in which a mother asks a court of law to find proof that a particular man is the father of her child, usually in order to claim financial support from him

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English. Longman - Словарь современного английского языка. 2012

PATERNITY SUIT — filing a lawsuit against a man who refuses to recognize his son or daughter and to support them financially
Толковый словарь английского языка - Редакция bed
PATERNITY SUIT — ■ noun chiefly N. Amer. a court case held to establish the identity of a child's father.
Concise Oxford English vocab
PATERNITY SUIT — (also paˈternity case ) noun a court case that is intended to prove who a child's father is, especially so …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATERNITY SUIT — ( paternity suits) If a woman starts or takes out a paternity suit , she asks a court of law …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATERNITY SUIT — (~s) If a woman starts or takes out a ~, she asks a court of law to help her to …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
PATERNITY SUIT — судебный процесс по установлению отцовства судебный иск по делу об отцовстве
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PATERNITY SUIT — судебный процесс по установлению отцовства
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике
PATERNITY SUIT — процесс об установлении отцовства
Англо-Русский юридический словарь
PATERNITY SUIT — судебный процесс по установлению отцовства судебный иск по делу об отцовстве
Новый большой Англо-Русский словарь
PATERNITY — I. noun Date: 1582 the quality or state of being a father, origin or descent from a father, II. adjective …
Толковый словарь английского языка - Merriam Webster
SUIT — I. ˈsüt, usu -üd.+V noun ( -s ) Etymology: Middle English siute, sute, suite act of following, pursuit, petition, retinue, …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATERNITY — pəˈtərnəd.ē, -tə̄n-, -təin-, -nətē, -i noun ( -es ) Etymology: Middle French paternité, from Late Latin paternitat-, paternitas, from Latin …
Webster's New International English Dictionary
PATERNITY — (n.) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
Английский словарь Webster
PATERNITY — (n.) The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.
Английский словарь Webster
PATERNITY — ( n. ) The relation of a father to his child; fathership; fatherhood; family headship; as, the divine paternity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
PATERNITY — ( n. ) Derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child.
Webster's Revised Unabridged English Dictionary
SUIT — — suitlike , adj. /sooht/ , n. 1. a set of clothing, armor, or the like, intended for wear together. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
PATERNITY — /peuh terr"ni tee/ , n. 1. the state of being a father; fatherhood. 2. derivation or acquirement from a father. …
Random House Webster's Unabridged English Dictionary
SUIT — I. ˈsüt noun Etymology: Middle English sute, seute pursuit, retinue, set, legal action, from Anglo-French siute, suite, from Vulgar Latin …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
PATERNITY — I. pə-ˈtər-nə-tē noun Date: 1582 1. : the quality or state of being a father 2. : origin or descent …
Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary
SUIT — noun regular order; succession. 2. suit ·noun the act of following or pursuing, as game; pursuit. 3. suit ·vt to …
Webster English vocab
PATERNITY — noun origin; authorship. 2. paternity ·noun derivation or descent from a father; male parentage; as, the paternity of a child. …
Webster English vocab
SUIT — [suit] n [ME siute act of following, retinue, sequence, set, fr. OF, act of following, retinue, fr. (assumed) VL sequita, …
Merriam-Webster English vocab
SUIT — in dress design, matching set of clothes consisting, for example, of a coat, vest, and trousers. The shift in Western …
Britannica English vocabulary
PATERNITY — paternity BrE AmE pə ˈtɜːn ət i -ɪt- AmE \ -ˈtɝːn ət̬ i —In contrast with maternity , sometimes ˈpəˌ••• …
Longman Pronunciation English Dictionary
SUIT — / suːt; NAmE ; BrE also sjuːt/ noun , verb ■ noun 1. a set of clothes made of the …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATERNITY — / pəˈtɜːnəti; NAmE -ˈtɜːrn-/ noun [ U ] the fact of being the father of a child : He refused …
Oxford Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
SUIT — I. suit 1 S2 W3 /suːt, sjuːt $ suːt/ BrE AmE noun [countable] [ Date: 1200-1300 ; Language: Old French …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
PATERNITY — pa ‧ ter ‧ ni ‧ ty /pəˈtɜːnəti, pəˈtɜːnɪti $ -ɜːr-/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable] law the fact of being …
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
SUIT — n. & v. --n. 1 a a set of outer clothes of matching material for men, consisting usu. of a …
Английский основной разговорный словарь
SUIT — n. & v. n. 1 a a set of outer clothes of matching material for men, consisting usu. of a …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
PATERNITY — n. 1 fatherhood. 2 one's paternal origin. 3 the source or authorship of a thing. paternity test a blood test …
Concise Oxford English Dictionary
SUIT — n. & v. --n. 1. a a set of outer clothes of matching material for men, consisting usu. of a …
Oxford English vocab
PATERNITY — n.1 fatherhood. 2 one's paternal origin. 3 the source or authorship of a thing. Phrases and idioms: paternity test a …
Oxford English vocab
SUIT — ( suits, suiting, suited) Frequency: The word is one of the 1500 most common words in English. 1. A man’s …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATERNITY — Paternity is the state or fact of being the father of a particular child. ( FORMAL ) He was tricked …
Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
PATERNITY — Paternity is the state or fact of being the father of a particular child. (FORMAL) He was tricked into marriage …
Collins COBUILD - Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык
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Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATERNITY — noun COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES paternity leave (= time that a father is allowed away from work to take care …
Longman DOCE5 Extras English vocabulary
PATERNITY — [noun] [U]Increasingly, the unmarried father of a child in Europe registers his paternity (= the fact of being the father) …
Cambridge English vocab
SUIT — Synonyms and related words : Angelus, Ave, Ave Maria, Hail Mary, Kyrie Eleison, Paternoster, accommodate, accommodate with, accord, accouter, accusal, …
Moby Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUIT — I. noun 1 set of clothes ADJECTIVE ▪ designer , elegant , immaculate , smart ( esp. BrE ), well-cut …
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
PATERNITY — noun Paternity is used before these nouns: ↑ leave , ↑ suit , ↑ test
Oxford Collocations English Dictionary
SUIT — n. 25B6; noun a pinstriped suit : OUTFIT, set of clothes, ensemble. (informal) suits in faraway boardrooms : BUSINESSMAN, BUSINESSWOMAN, …
Concise Oxford Thesaurus English vocabulary
SUIT — v. 1 adapt, accommodate, fit, adjust, tailor, make appropriate or suitable It will require some reorganization to suit the office …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PATERNITY — n. fatherhood, fathership; parentage, descent, heritage, line, lineage, extraction, family, stock, strain, blood, patrilineage The child's paternity was established through …
Oxford Thesaurus English vocab
PATERNITY — Being a father. "Paternity suits" are launched when a man denies paternity of a child born out of wedlock . …
Duhaime's Law English Dictionary
SUIT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прошение, ходатайство б) юр. процесс, тяжба to bring/institute a suit against smb. ≈ предъявить иск кому-л. …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
PATERNITY — сущ. 1) отцовство Syn : fatherhood 2) а) происхождение по отцу She resolved to keep the secret of the baby's …
Большой Англо-Русский словарь
SUIT — suit.ogg _I s(j)u:t n 1. 1> костюм ( тж. suit of clothes) business suit - костюм для службы, деловой костюм …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
PATERNITY — paternity.ogg pəʹtɜ:nıtı n 1. отцовство disputed paternity - спорное отцовство 2. источник, авторство many historical proverbs have a doubtful paternity …
Англо-Русско-Английский словарь общей лексики - Сборник из лучших словарей
SUIT — костюм - diving suit - dry suit - house suit - jump suit - oil-resistant suit - pressure suit - …
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь
SUIT — костюм - diving suit - dry suit - house suit - jump suit - oil-resistant suit - pressure suit - wet suit - window pane check suit
Большой Англо-Русский политехнический словарь - РУССО
SUIT — _I s(j)u:t n 1. 1> костюм ( тж. suit of clothes) business suit - костюм для службы, деловой костюм a …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
PATERNITY — n 1. отцовство disputed paternity - спорное отцовство 2. источник, авторство many historical proverbs have a doubtful paternity - происхождение …
Большой новый Англо-Русский словарь
SUIT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прошение, ходатайство; обращение Syn: appeal 1. б) юр. процесс, тяжба to bring / institute a suit …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
PATERNITY — сущ. 1) отцовство Syn: fatherhood 2) а) происхождение по отцу She resolved to keep the secret of the baby's paternity …
Англо-Русский словарь по общей лексике
SUIT — 1. сущ. 1) а) прошение, ходатайство; обращение Syn: appeal 1. б) юр. процесс, тяжба to bring / institute a suit against smb. — предъявить иск кому-л. taxpayer …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
PATERNITY — сущ. 1) отцовство Syn: fatherhood 2) а) происхождение по отцу She resolved to keep the secret of the baby's paternity from all. — Она решила скрыть …
Англо-Русский словарь общей лексики
SUIT — 1. _n. 1> мужской костюм (тж. suit of clothes); a suit of dittos - полный костюм из одного материала; dress …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
PATERNITY — _n. 1> отцовство 2> происхождение по отцу; the paternity of the child is unknown - неизвестно, кто отец ребенка 3> …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - 24 редакция
SUIT — 1. n. 1. мужской костюм (тж. suit of clothes); a suit of dittos - полный костюм из одного материала; dress …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
PATERNITY — n. 1. отцовство 2. происхождение по отцу; the paternity of the child is unknown - неизвестно, кто отец ребенка 3. …
Англо-Русский словарь Мюллера - редакция bed
SUIT — 1. сущ. 1) судебный процесс paternity suit — судебный процесс по установлению отцовства 2) иск derivative suit — производный иск bring a suit against smb. …
Англо-Русский словарь по экономике

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

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