common law marriage
31common-law — adjective based on common law a common law right • Similar to: ↑unwritten * * * adjective Etymology: common law : of or belonging to a common law marriage or similar relationship a common law child : taking part in such an arr …
32Common Law Wife — For the interpersonal status, see Common law marriage. Common Law Wife is a song by the funk band Parliament. Recorded in 1972, it was released as a bonus track on the 2003 reissue of the album Chocolate City. The song s lyrics discuss a… …
33common-law — adjective Date: 1619 1. of, relating to, or based on the common law 2. relating to or based on a common law marriage …
34common-law wife — A woman who was party to a common law marriage; or one who, having lived with a man in a relation of concubinage during his life, asserts a claim, after his death, to have been his wife according to the requirements of the common law …
35common law wife — A woman who was party to a common law marriage; or one who, having lived with a man in a relation of concubinage during his life, asserts a claim, after his death, to have been his wife according to the requirements of the common law …
36common-law wife — A woman who was party to a common law marriage; or one who, having lived with a man in a relation of concubinage during his life, asserts a claim, after his death, to have been his wife according to the requirements of the common law …
37common law wife — A woman who was party to a common law marriage; or one who, having lived with a man in a relation of concubinage during his life, asserts a claim, after his death, to have been his wife according to the requirements of the common law …
38Common law — Law Law (l[add]), n. [OE. lawe, laghe, AS. lagu, from the root of E. lie: akin to OS. lag, Icel. l[ o]g, Sw. lag, Dan. lov; cf. L. lex, E. legal. A law is that which is laid, set, or fixed; like statute, fr. L. statuere to make to stand. See… …
39common law — common law1 noun uncount the system of law that has developed from customs and judges decisions instead of from laws made by politicians. The set of laws made by politicians is called statute law. common law ,common law 2 adjective 1. ) according …
40common-law husband — ˌcommon law ˈhusband [common law husband] ˌcommon law ˈwife noun a person that a woman or man has lived with for a long time and who is recognized as a husband or wife, without a formal marriage ceremony • She lives with her common law husband… …
