Ma'anar ƙamus na "Bastardy Proceeding" shari'a ce ta shari'a inda mace ke neman tabbatar da uban yaron da aka haifa ba tare da aure ba da kuma samun tallafi ga yaron daga mahaifin da ake zargi. Hanya ce ta shari’a a tantance uban yaron da aka haifa a wajen aure, da kuma tabbatar da cewa ya bayar da tallafin kudi ga yaron. Kalmar “bastardy” tsohuwa ce kuma ɗan lokaci kaɗan ga yaron da aka haifa ba tare da aure ba.