Bastardy

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.

A Law Dictionary, Adapted to the Constitution and Laws of the United States. By John Bouvier. Published 1856.

Mentioned in

Adulterine
Affiliation Proceeding
appearance
bastard
Bastardy Action
Dred Scott v. Sandford
Filiation Proceeding
in rem
Intendment of law
Legitimacy
Legitimation
nolle prosequi
Non access
paternity

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