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common-law marriage — A union of two people not formalized in the customary manner as prescribed by law but created by an agreement to marry followed by cohabitation. Dictionary from West s Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005. common law marriage … Law dictionary
common law state — n. A state whose rules governing the ownership, division and inheritance of income and property acquired by a husband or wife during the course of their marriage holds that, subject to various qualifications, each spouse owns and has complete… … Law dictionary
common-law husband — ˌcommon law ˈhusband [common law husband] ˌcommon law ˈwife noun a person that a woman or man has lived with for a long time and who is recognized as a husband or wife, without a formal marriage ceremony • She lives with her common law husband… … Useful english dictionary
common-law — adj [only before noun] 1.) common law marriage/husband/wife a relationship that is considered to be a marriage because the man and woman have lived together for a long time 2.) according to or related to common law common law rules/courts/rights… … Dictionary of contemporary English
common-law — adj [only before noun] 1.) common law marriage/husband/wife a relationship that is considered to be a marriage because the man and woman have lived together for a long time 2.) according to or related to common law common law rules/courts/rights… … Dictionary of contemporary English
common-law marriage — noun a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑marriage, ↑matrimony, ↑union, ↑spousal relationship, ↑wedlock * * … Useful english dictionary
common law — 1 adjective (only before noun) 1 common law marriage/husband/wife a relationship that is considered to be a marriage because the man and woman have lived together for a long time 2 according to or related to common law 2: common law rules 2 noun… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
Common-law marriage in the United States — was affirmed by the United States Supreme Court in Meister v. Moore (96 U.S. 76 (1877)), which ruled that Michigan had not abolished common law marriage merely by producing a statute establishing rules for the solemnization of marriages. Common… … Wikipedia
common law — common law1 noun uncount the system of law that has developed from customs and judges decisions instead of from laws made by politicians. The set of laws made by politicians is called statute law. common law ,common law 2 adjective 1. ) according … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
common-law husband — (or wife) ► NOUN 1) a partner in a marriage recognized in some jurisdictions (excluding the UK) as valid by common law, though not brought about by a civil or ecclesiastical ceremony. 2) a partner in a relationship in which a man and woman… … English terms dictionary
