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marital

[mar-i-tl] / ˈmær ɪ tl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning marriage
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Marital trusts are popular for blended families to pass assets to a surviving spouse and protect children’s inheritance.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 7, 2026

"Marital bliss and domestic boredom tend to make less interesting rock songs than looking for love," agrees journalist and author Hadley Freeman, speaking on BBC Radio 4's Today programme.

From BBC • Aug. 27, 2025

Marital status is often factored in, with some companies assuming that singles are better customers, and others, the opposite.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 1, 2018

Marital debt, that is debt accrued while the couple was married, is usually divided up by the divorce decree.

From Encyclopedia.com • Jun. 26, 2018

Marital infidelity, persecution and poverty had been the result of her first existence when she was tranquil and virtuous.

From Mare Nostrum (Our Sea) A Novel by Jordan, Charlotte Brewster




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