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51contract — I UK [ˈkɒntrækt] / US [ˈkɑnˌtrækt] noun [countable] Word forms contract : singular contract plural contracts *** 1) legal a written legal agreement between two people or businesses that says what each must do for the other or give to the other… …
52contract — 1 noun (C) 1 a formal written agreement between two or more people, which says what each person must do for the other: His contract of employment specifies that he must get at least one month s training. (+ with): Tyler has just agreed a seven… …
53Marriage in the Eastern Orthodox Church — A wedding in the Russian Orthodox Church, 1862. Contents 1 Introduction 2 The Exchange of the …
54Contract (BDSM) — In BDSM, a contract is an agreement, usually written, between the dominant and submissive in a 24/7 or Total Power Exchange (TPE) relationship. It is the formal act of consent to the power exchange. Some are very formal and will detail exactly… …
55marriage — In the OT marriage is assumed to be a normal relationship, ordained by the Creator (Gen. 1:26 f.) though the initial period of innocence and joy gave way to ‘hardness [[➝ hardening]] of heart’ (Matt. 19:8). Then rules became necessary, though… …
56Marriage — The sad prevalence of divorce in the United States might not have come to pass if people had clear ideas of what Marriage really is. Marriage is a great deal more than simply a civil contract. It is a divine institution, an honorable estate,… …
57contract — con•tract n., adj., and usu. for v. 16–18, 22, 23 [[t]ˈkɒn trækt[/t]] otherwise v. [[t]kənˈtrækt[/t]] n. 1) an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of something specified 2) law an agreement enforceable by law 3) law… …
58contract — noun /ˈkɒntrækt / (say kontrakt) 1. an agreement between two or more parties for the doing or not doing of some definite thing. 2. an agreement enforceable by law. 3. the writing containing such an agreement. 4. (plural) → contract law. 5. the… …
59contract of marriage — A contract between a man and a woman whereby they mutually agree to enter into a matrimonial relationship, and which becomes executed by their act of marriage. Lewis v Tapman, 90 Md 294, 45 A 459. See marriage articles …
60marriage — An institution; the foundation of the family and of society. 35 Am J1st Mar § 8. The status or relation of a man and a woman legally united as husband and wife. Baker v State, 86 Neb 775, 126 NW 300. A personal relation arising out of a civil… …
