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affiliation order

noun

, British Law.
  1. a court order requiring the father of an illegitimate child to make child-support payments.


affiliation order

noun

  1. law (formerly) an order made by a magistrates' court that a man adjudged to be the father of an illegitimate child shall contribute a specified periodic sum towards the child's maintenance
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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Word History and Origins

Origin of affiliation order1

First recorded in 1830–40

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