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filial

[fil-ee-uhl] / ˈfɪl i əl /
ADJECTIVE
relating to a son or daughter
Synonyms
STRONG
daughterly
WEAK


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Filial responsibility laws are not designed to force estranged adult children to pay clean-up costs for hoarder houses.

From Slate • Dec. 12, 2022

Filial piety the ethical obligation of children to their parents.

From Textbooks • Jun. 15, 2022

Filial responsibility laws don’t make children liable for their deceased parents’ debts.

From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022

Filial responsibility statutes are rarely enforced, although in 2012, a nursing home chain used Pennsylvania’s law to successfully sue a son for his mother’s $93,000 bill.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 31, 2022

Filial duty and self-reproach contended with that feeling, nurtured by the soft blandishments of the scoundrel by her side.

From The White Squaw by Reid, Mayne



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