marriage ceremony

  • 1marriage ceremony — n. to perform a marriage ceremony * * * to perform a marriage ceremony …

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  • 2marriage ceremony — noun the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony their marriage was conducted in the chapel • Syn: ↑marriage, ↑wedding • Derivationally related forms: ↑wed (for: ↑wedding), ↑marry …

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  • 3marriage ceremony — The giving utterance to and public evidence of the contract of marriage. 35 Am J1st Mar § 25 …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 4Marriage licence — Marriage License from the State of Georgia A marriage license is a document issued, either by a church or state authority, authorizing a couple to marry. The procedure for obtaining a license varies between countries and has changed over time.… …

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  • 5marriage — mar·riage / mar ij/ n 1: the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a legal, consensual, and contractual relationship recognized and sanctioned by and dissolvable only by law see also divorce 2: the ceremony… …

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  • 6Marriage in Scotland — is between a man and a woman. Civil partnerships became available to same sex couples in December 2005 and grant rights and responsibilities identical to civil marriage. Contents 1 Eligibility 2 Marriage procedures 3 Irregular and common law… …

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  • 7Marriage certificate — issued in Russian language in the Congress Poland, 1907 …

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  • 8Marriage Act — may refer to a number of pieces of legislation: Contents 1 Australia 2 Canada 3 New Zealand …

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  • 9marriage — (n.) c.1300, act of marrying, entry into wedlock; also state or condition of being husband and wife; from O.Fr. mariage marriage; dowry (12c.), from V.L. *maritaticum (11c.), from L. maritatus, pp. of maritatre to wed, marry, give in marriage… …

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  • 10marriage vow — marriage .vow n [C usually plural] a promise that you make during the marriage ceremony …

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