common-law marriage en · NOUN
Meanings
- (countable, uncountable) A state of marriage, or legal recognition similar to that of marriage, enjoyed by a couple who have not undergone an official marriage ceremony, but instead based on the duration of cohabitation or other practical characteristics of the relationship.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| common-law marriages | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Relateds
common law · common-law · live in sin
Synonyms
marriage by habit and repute · mop marriage · informal marriage
Translations (26)
de Ehe ohne Trauschein (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · ru факти́ческий брак (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · fi avoliitto (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · ru неформа́льный брак (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · de Konsensehe (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · pl niezalegalizowane małżeństwo (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · ko 사실혼 (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · ja 事実婚 (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · hu vadházasság (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · fr mariage de droit commun (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · cmn 事實婚姻 /事实婚姻 (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · nn sambuarskap (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · hu együttélés (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · cmn 事實婚 /事实婚 (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · nb samboerskap (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · es unión de hecho (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · ru сожи́тельство (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · nb sambuerskap (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · cmn 普通法婚姻 (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · hu élettársi viszony/kapcsolat (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · de eheähnliche Gemeinschaft (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · ru незарегистри́рованный брак (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · ru гражда́нский брак (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · nl concubinaat (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · de wilde Ehe (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony) · az vətəndaş nikahı (a marriage based on the duration of cohabitation rather than formal ceremony)