paternity test

American  

noun

1. an assessment of possible paternity based on a comparison of the genetic markers of the offspring and those of the putative father.

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Etymology

Origin of paternity test

First recorded in 1925–30

Example Sentences

The jury heard she had faked a paternity test during her pregnancy to try and fool Mr Wheeler into believing he was the father.

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A man whose ex-partner forged paternity test results to make him believe he was the father of her child said what she did had ruined his life.

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Wilband presented Mr Wheeler with a document, which purported to be a paternity test, declaring he was the father but it contained obvious errors.

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He said he would seek out a paternity test, adding it would be a “relief” not to be Dominique Pelicot’s son.

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Barnsley Council discovered the situation and brought legal action demanding a paternity test.

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