Union

Of law and marital status.   May also be referred to as marriage, matrimony, spousal relationship and wedlock.

The state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce); "a long and happy marriage"; "God bless this union".

This concept's ID is @1~70308

Law

  • bigamy 1 facts

    Having two spouses at the same time.

  • common-law marriage 0 facts

    A marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by...

Also contains

  • monogamy 3 facts

    Having only one spouse at a time.

  • polygamy 3 facts

    Having more than one spouse at a time.

  • misalliance 1 facts

    An unsuitable alliance (especially with regard to marriage).

  • intermarriage 0 facts

    Marriage to a person belonging to a tribe or group other than your own as required...

  • endogamy 0 facts

    Marriage within one's own tribe or group as required by custom or law.

  • marriage of convenience 0 facts

    A marriage for expediency rather than love.

  • monandry 0 facts

    The state of having only one husband at a time.

  • open marriage 0 facts

    A marriage in which each partner is free to enter into extraneous sexual relationships...

  • cuckoldom 0 facts

    The state of a husband whose wife has committed adultery.

  • sigeh 0 facts

    A Shiite tradition of temporary marriage permitted in Iran that allows a couple to specify...