''Inhlawulo'' , in Swazi/ Zulu law, is a

fine Fine may refer to: Characters * Fran Fine, the title character of ''The Nanny'' * Sylvia Fine (''The Nanny''), Fran's mother on ''The Nanny'' * Officer Fine, a character in ''Tales from the Crypt'', played by Vincent Spano Legal terms * Fine (p ...

damages At common law, damages are a remedy in the form of a monetary award to be paid to a claimant as compensation for loss or injury. To warrant the award, the claimant must show that a breach of duty has caused foreseeable loss. To be recognized at ...

paid. In Zulu culture, ''inhlawulo'' refers to damages paid to the family of a woman who became pregnant

out of wedlock Legitimacy, in traditional Western common law, is the status of a child born to parents who are legally married to each other, and of a child conceived before the parents obtain a legal divorce. Conversely, ''illegitimacy'', also known as ''b ...

by the father of the future child.Wendy Annecke: ''The Unmarried Fathers' Fight''. Agenda, No. 7 (1990), pp. 62-65

References

Child support Law of Eswatini Zulu culture {{law-stub