COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE


Meaning of COMMON-LAW MARRIAGE in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ noun ]

Date: 1888

1. : a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions and based on the parties' agreement to consider themselves married and sometimes also on their cohabitation

2. : the cohabitation of a couple even when it does not constitute a legal marriage

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.