Putative
Legal definition for Indian law research
Definition
Putative, supposed, reputed; used of a man supposed to be the father of an illegitimate child, and proceeded against as such by the mother under the Bastardy Laws Amendment Act, 1872 (35 & 36 Vict. c. 65).
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