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Civil marriage   /sˈɪvəl mˈɛrɪdʒ/   Listen
Civil marriage

noun
1.
A marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman.





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"Civil marriage" Quotes from Famous Books



... promise," she said slowly. "This is the first week in December. If Gianluca is not much better by the first of January, I will do as you ask. The civil marriage shall take place here, and if he wishes to go down to Naples, we ...
— Taquisara • F. Marion Crawford
... are to be regarded as 'irregular'—conditions that must be explained in writing to the proper authorities. For the well disposed a simple civil marriage ceremony is provided; also a simple divorce ceremony in case the union proves wearisome. And that is all there is to the Bolshevist ...
— The Red Conspiracy • Joseph J. Mereto


Words linked to "Civil marriage" :   marriage, wedding, marriage ceremony


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