common-law marriage
Example Sentences
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He married four times, always to dancers, and lived with a fifth in a common-law marriage.
From New York Times • Oct. 31, 2022
No, because the federal government does not recognize common-law marriage either.
From Slate • Jul. 27, 2022
Balandina and Vasyliv are a longtime couple with two children who had already had a common-law marriage before Monday’s civil ceremony at the Lviv Surgery Center.
From Los Angeles Times • May 3, 2022
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
In our own law and usage a common-law marriage is valid, but people of dignified and serious conduct, still more people of religious feeling, do not seek the minimum which the law will enforce.
From Folkways A Study of the Sociological Importance of Usages, Manners, Customs, Mores, and Morals by Sumner, William Graham
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
