putative

putative
pu·ta·tive /'pyü-tə-tiv/ adj: thought, assumed, or alleged to be such or to exist
the child's putative father
ignorantly entered into a putative marriage before the divorce from a previous spouse was final
pu·ta·tive·ly adv

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

putative
I adjective acknowledged, alleged, assumed, attributed, avowed, believed, claimed, commonly considered, conjectured, deemed, falsus, ostensible, presumed, presumptive, professed, purported, recognized, reported, reputed, speculative, supposed associated concepts: putative father, putative parent II index plausible, presumptive

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


putative
adj.
Reputed; generally assumed to be; supposed.

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.


putative
Commonly believed, supposed, or claimed. For example, a putative father is one believed to be the father unless proved otherwise; a putative marriage is one that is accepted as legal when in reality it was not lawful (for example, due to failure to complete a prior divorce).
Category: Divorce & Family Law
Category: Wills, Trusts & Estates

Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. . 2009.


putative
adj. Supposed rather than real; believed; reputed.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary. . 2000.


putative
Alleged; supposed; reputed.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


putative
I
Alleged; supposed; reputed.
 II Alleged; supposed; reputed.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

putative
adj.
   commonly believed, supposed or claimed. Thus a putative father is one believed to be the father unless proved otherwise, a putative marriage is one that is accepted as legal when in reality it was not lawful (e.g. due to failure to complete a prior divorce). A putative will is one that appears to be the final will but a later will is found that revokes it and shows that the putative will was not the last will of the deceased.

Law dictionary. . 2013.

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  • Putative — Pu ta*tive, a. [L. putativus, fr. putare, putatum, to reckon, suppose, adjust, prune, cleanse. See {Pure}, and cf. {Amputate}, {Compute}, {Dispute}, {Impute}.] Commonly thought or deemed; supposed; reputed; as, the putative father of a child. His …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

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  • putative — ● putatif, putative adjectif (bas latin putativus, imaginaire, du latin classique putare, supposer) Qui est supposé avoir une existence légale. ● putatif, putative (expressions) adjectif (bas latin putativus, imaginaire, du latin classique putare …   Encyclopédie Universelle

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  • putative — [[t]pju͟ːtətɪv[/t]] ADJ: ADJ n If you describe someone or something as putative, you mean that they are generally thought to be the thing mentioned. [LEGAL or, FORMAL] ...a putative father …   English dictionary

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