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1. bastardy_proceeding
noun. a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined).
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2. proceeding
noun. ['prəˈsiːdɪŋ, proʊˈsiːdɪŋ'] (law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked.