
Bastard
Sensitive Term
Can be considered offensive; used more neutrally in historical contexts.

Historically, 'bastard' denoted a child born out of wedlock.
Legal Contexts
Rarely used in modern legal documents, replaced by 'born out of wedlock'.

The inheritance rights of children born out of wedlock are protected.
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FatherIllegitimateMisbegottenMotherSpuriousUnacknowledged
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