noun
- plural of paternity; the state of being a father; fatherhood
- plural of paternity; legal acknowledgments or determinations of who is the father of a child
Usage: legal
Examples
- The court handled multiple paternity cases that week.
- DNA tests were ordered to establish the paternities in question.
- The lawyer specialized in disputed paternities.
- Several paternities were confirmed through genetic testing.
- The clinic processed numerous paternity determinations.
- Legal paternities must be properly documented.