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  • 1Convenience — is anything that is intended to save resources (time, energy) or frustration. A convenience store at a petrol station, for example, sells items that have nothing to do with gasoline/petrol, but it saves the consumer from having to go to a grocery …

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  • 2Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …

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  • 3marriage — noun 1 state of being married ADJECTIVE ▪ good, happy, successful ▪ broken, disastrous, failed, unhappy ▪ She was the child of a broken marriage …

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  • 4Marriage à-la-mode: 1. The Marriage Settlement — Artist William Hogarth Year 1743 Type Oil on canvas Dimensions 69.9 cm × 90.8 cm (27.5 in × 35.7 in) …

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  • 5MARRIAGE — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the concept in the bible in sectarian teaching in rabbinic literature in medieval and modern times marriage ceremony in the bible in the talmud post talmudic period the marriage… …

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  • 6Marriage (conflict) — In conflict of laws, the issue of marriage has assumed increasing public policy significance in a world of increasing multi ethnic, multi cultural community existence.Public policyThe central political issue for each state is the choice between… …

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  • 7Marriage privatization — Legal recognition of same sex relationships Marriage Argentina Belgium Canada Iceland Netherlands Norway Portugal South Africa Spain Sweden …

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  • 8Sham marriage — A sham marriage is a union (marriage) motivated not so much by love but instead by a desire for political advantage or personal convenience. Examples of the former include many royal marriages, one of the most famous being the marriage between… …

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  • 9Mixed-orientation marriage — For the more general concept, see Mixed marriage Relationships …

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  • 10Moral and Canonical Aspect of Marriage —     Moral and Canonical Aspect of Marriage     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Moral and Canonical Aspect of Marriage     Marriage is that individual union through which man and woman by their reciprocal rights form one principle of generation. It is… …

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