(consent to marriage)
121companionate marriage — compan′ionate mar′riage n. soc a proposed form of marriage permitting the divorce of a childless couple by mutual consent, leaving neither spouse responsible for the financial welfare of the other • Etymology: 1925 …
122companionate marriage — /kəmˌpænjənət ˈmærɪdʒ/ (say kuhm.panyuhnuht marij) noun a suggested form of marriage in which the partners do not recognise any legal responsibilities towards the other and may divorce by mutual consent …
123consummation of marriage — Cohabitation of the spouses. 4 Am J2d Annul § 1. The usual meaning of the term, in a common law sense, is sexual intercourse between the parties after the marriage has been formally solemnized, or consent given, but statute has given the term a… …
124emancipation by marriage — That emancipation from a parent s control of the time and earnings of his minor child, which necessarily results from the marriage of the child, whether with or without the parent s consent. See 39 Am J1st P & C § 65 …
125fleet marriage — noun Usage: usually capitalized F : a marriage performed during the late 17th and early 18th centuries in or near the Fleet prison in London without public notice, witnesses, or consent of parents …
126Gretna Green marriage — Brit. Informal. marriage without parental consent; elopement. [1860 65] …
127forfeiture of marriage — A penalty incurred by a ward in chivalry who married without the consent or against the will of the guardian …
128forfeiture of marriage — A penalty incurred by a ward in chivalry who married without the consent or against the will of the guardian …
