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What does filiacion mean?
noun. line of descent; lineage; derivation. the fact of being the child of certain parents. law the act or process of filiating. law a less common word for affiliation order. the set of rules governing the attachment of children to their parents and its social consequences.
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1. line of descent; lineage; derivation. 2. the fact of being the child of certain parents. 3. law. the act or process of filiating. 4. law a less common word for affiliation order. 5. the set of rules governing the attachment of children to their parents and its social consequences.
1. a. : filial relationship especially of a son to his father. b. : the adjudication of paternity. 2. a. : descent or derivation especially from a culture or language. b. : the act or process of determining such relationship. Examples of filiation in a Sentence.
Definitions of filiation. noun. the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors. synonyms: descent, line of descent, lineage. see more. noun. inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline. synonyms: ancestry, derivation, lineage. see more.
1. a. The condition or fact of being the child of a certain parent. b. Law Judicial determination of the paternity of a nonmarital child for the purposes of compelling support. 2. A line of descent; derivation. 3. a. The act or fact of forming a new branch, as of a society or language group. b. The branch thus formed.
Filiation is the relationship which exists between a child and the child’s parents, whether the parents are of the same or the opposite sex. The relationship can be established by blood, by law in certain cases, or by a judgment of adoption.
There are seven meanings listed in OED's entry for the noun filiation. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definitions, usage, and quotation evidence.