What Does It Mean To Be Charged With Bastardy?
What Does It Mean To Be Charged With Bastardy? What does it mean to be charged with bastardy? by George Stevenson, 2006. Bastardy, as a legal term, designates the civil condition of a child born under illegitimate circumstances. Under English common law, children born out of lawful wedlock were classed as bastards. In the eyes