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单词 civil marriage
释义

civil marriage


noun

a marriage performed by a government official, as distinguished from a member of the clergy.
Also called civil union .

Origin of civil marriage

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby civil marriage

civil libertarian, civil liberties, civil liberty, civil list, civilly, civil marriage, civil partnership, civil righter, civil rightist, civil rights, Civil Rights Act of 1964
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Example sentences from the Web for civil marriage

  • The civil-marriage law was pushed through in spite of the sullen resistance of the conservatives and clericals.

    The South American Republics, Part II (of 2)|Thomas C. Dawson

British Dictionary definitions for civil marriage

civil marriage

noun

law a marriage performed by some official other than a clergyman
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