common-law marriage in the Oxford-Hachette French Dictionary

Translations for common-law marriage in the French»English Dictionary

Translations for common-law marriage in the English»French Dictionary

I.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən] N (public land)

III.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən] ADJ

V.common [Brit ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑmən]

1. law U (body of rules):

loi f

marriage [Brit ˈmarɪdʒ, Am ˈmɛrɪdʒ] N

common-law marriage in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for common-law marriage in the English»French Dictionary

I.common <-er, -est [or more common, most common]> [ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑ:mən] ADJ

II.common [ˈkɒmən, Am ˈkɑ:mən] N

marriage [ˈmærɪdʒ, Am ˈmer-] N a. fig

American English

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
A "de facto" relationship is not a common-law marriage.
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Nevertheless, all states including those that have abolished the contract of common-law marriage within their boundaries recognize common-law marriages lawfully contracted in those jurisdictions that permit it.
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The requirements for a common-law marriage to be validly contracted differ from state to state.
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Both parties must be at least age 18 to enter into a common-law marriage.
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The term common-law marriage is sometimes also used as a synonym for legal agreements including domestic partnerships, reciprocal beneficiaries relationships and non-marital relationship contracts.
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Unlike the typical ceremonial marriage with legal contract, wedding ceremony, and other details, a common-law marriage may be called marriage by habit and repute (cohabitation).
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Another approach is to resort to what is called a common-law marriage.
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He fathered five children in his common-law marriage to a former slave and nine more with his wife.
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If, however, parties to a common-law marriage decide to remarry each other, a new marriage ceremony must be performed.
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The artist also reconnected with an estranged son, now 45 years old, from his first common-law marriage.
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