illegitimate child
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illegitimate child — Child who is born at a time when his parents, though alive, are not married to each other. Such child however is legitimate if they were married after his conception and before his birth. Home of Holy Infancy v. Kaska, Tex., 397 S.W.2d 208. An… … Black's law dictionary
illegitimate child — Child who is born at a time when his parents, though alive, are not married to each other. Such child however is legitimate if they were married after his conception and before his birth. Home of Holy Infancy v. Kaska, Tex., 397 S.W.2d 208. An… … Black's law dictionary
illegitimate child — A natural child, a child born out of wedlock, or born to a married woman under conditions where the presumption of legitimacy is not conclusive and has been rebutted. 10 Am J2d Bast § 1. Not an heir within the meaning of a devise or bequest to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
illegitimate child — child born out of wedlock, one born of parents not married to each other … English contemporary dictionary
illegitimate child — noun the illegitimate offspring of unmarried parents • Syn: ↑bastard, ↑by blow, ↑love child, ↑illegitimate, ↑whoreson • Derivationally related forms: ↑bastardly (for: ↑ … Useful english dictionary
child — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
child — child; Children Progeny; offspring of parentage. Unborn or recently born human being. Wilson v. Weaver, 358 F.Supp. 1147, 1154. At common law one who had not attained the age of fourteen years, though the meaning now varies in different statutes; … Black's law dictionary
child — n pl chil·dren 1: a son or daughter of any age and usu. including one formally adopted compare issue ◇ The word child as used in a statute or will is often held to include a stepchild, an illegitimate child, a person for whom one stands in loco… … Law dictionary
illegitimate — il·le·git·i·mate /ˌi li ji tə mət/ adj 1: not recognized by the law as offspring; specif: born out of marriage ◇ An illegitimate child is usu. legitimated by his or her parents later marriage. Illegitimate children generally have the same… … Law dictionary
Child abandonment — is the practice of relinquishing interests and claims over one s offspring with the intent of never again resuming or reasserting them. Causes include many social and cultural factors as well as mental illness. An abandoned child is called a… … Wikipedia
