Word of the Day: Putative

[RubyK]

adjective

1. generally considered or reputed to be.
   "the putative author of the book"
   
   With Fat Tony in prison, Salvatore is now viewed as the putative boss of the mob.
   
   
   

 

[RubyK]

As a child, I was the putative game leader in my neighborhood when the kids gathered on the cul de sac each evening.

 

[Aunt Marg]

I thought I taw a putative, or was it a putty-tat, said Sylvester the cat.

 

[Sliverfox]

Small claims courts are where putative actions are settled.

 

[ohioboy]

Is he the Putative Father?

 

[Aunt Marg]

Is he the Putative Father?

He'll soon find out if he's the putative father once genetic testing is complete, and if confirmed, when punitive court proceedings for divorce commence, he'll really know that he's the putative father.

 

[hollydolly]

Courts could financially punish deserting putative fathers or mothers, of illegitimate children

 

[ohioboy]

Courts could financially punish deserting putative fathers or mothers, of illegitimate children

My law dictionary says, in part: "The putative father" in a paternity suit is the person alleged to have fathered the child whose parentage is at issue in the suit".