paternity case
collocation in Englishmeaningsofpaternityandcase
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paternity
noun[U]
uk/pəˈtɜː.nə.ti/us/pəˈtɝː.nə.t̬i/
the fact of being a ...
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case
noun
uk/keɪs/us/keɪs/
a particular situation or example ...
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(Definition ofpaternityandcasefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofpaternity case
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The other is corroboration by false denial in apaternitycase.
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It is open to them to use precisely the same techniques and methods as they use now to establish the truth in a disputedpaternitycase.
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Paternity cases offer the historian an ideal post from which to contemplate the relationship between science and law.
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Cases in which the paternity of children of married women were at stake telescope many of the issues that arise with paternity cases in general.
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Sandy informs him she will be preparing apaternitycaseagainst him.
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Other states resisted the blood test in divorce cases from the start, even as they allowed it in traditional paternity cases.
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I hope that it will end the bitterness and humiliation that is all too often built into paternity cases.
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It is rather like taking a blood test in paternity cases.
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In paternity cases the woman may accuse anybody of being the father, but presumably she will have evidence.
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One of the ways in which one used to bring paternity cases was to go to the magistrates court and make a complaint.
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We were worried about contested paternity cases, and, above all, the simple ability of the organisation to take on such a huge swathe of cases all at once.
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There is a strong case for introducing the change set out in this clause as it protects those who might otherwise become entrenched combatants in paternity cases.
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Her practice specialized in issues affecting women, including paternity cases and issues related to marriage.
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His work in the genetics of the blood factors also allowed him to be of assistance in many paternity cases.
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In paternity cases, they acted upon the community's best financial interests, finding a responsible part to take the burden off themselves.
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