common-law marriage
A state of marriage, or legal recognition similar to that of marriage, enjoyed by a…A state of marriage, or legal recognition similar to that of marriage, enjoyed by a couple who have not undergone an official marriage ceremony, but instead based on the duration of cohabitation or other practical characteristics of the relationship.
Meaning
1 senses(countable, uncountable)A state of marriage, or legal recognition similar to that of marriage, enjoyed by a couple who have not undergone an official marriage ceremony, but instead based on the duration of cohabitation or other practical characteristics of the relationship.
eheähnliche Gemeinschaft, Ehe ohne Trauschein, Konsensehe
гражда́нский бракgraždánskij brak, сожи́тельствоsožítelʹstvo, факти́ческий бракfaktíčeskij brak
a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
Translations
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Forms
plural: common-law marriages| Singular | common-law marriage |
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Synonyms
3 synonymsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable