bastardy

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bas·tard·y

B0107700 (băs′tər-dē)n. Offensive The condition of being born to parents not married to each other.

bastardy

(ˈbɑːstədɪ; ˈbæs-) narchaic the condition of being a bastard; illegitimacy

bas•tar•dy

(ˈbæs tər di)

n. 1. the state of being a bastard; illegitimacy. 2. the act of begetting a bastard. [1400–50; late Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French]

bastardism, bastardy

the condition of being a bastard.See also: Children

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Noun

bastardy - the status of being born to parents who were not marriedbar sinister, illegitimacystatus, position - the relative position or standing of things or especially persons in a society; "he had the status of a minor"; "the novel attained the status of a classic"; "atheists do not enjoy a favorable position in American life"

bastardy

nounThe condition of being of illegitimate birth:illegitimacy.

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Bastardy

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BASTARDY, crim. law. The offence of begetting a bastard child.

BASTARDY, persons. The state or condition of a bastard. The law presumes every child legitimate, when born of a woman in a state of wedlock, and casts the onus probandi (q. v.) on the party who affirms the bastardy. Stark. Ev. h. t.

bastardy

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bastardy

bas·tard·y

bastardy

bas•tar•dy

bastardism, bastardy

bastardy

Bastardy

bastardy

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noun the condition of being of illegitimate birth

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noun the status of being born to parents who were not married

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