common-law marriage

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And if people think common-law marriage is a good alternative, think again.

From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024

Murray said the bad blood is rooted in a common-law marriage between his sister and Sottile’s brother.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2017

Knight, a confederate army deserter, was in a common-law marriage with a former slave.

From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015

Mrs. Fox jokes that if common-law marriage were recognized in New York, she would have been the common-law wife of a good friend, Nate, who lived at the house from 2005 until 2013.

From New York Times • Apr. 9, 2015

I took up with him at once the matter of Zoe's common-law marriage.

From Children of the Market Place by Masters, Edgar Lee