common-law marriage
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And if people think common-law marriage is a good alternative, think again.
From Los Angeles Times • May 24, 2024
Murray said the bad blood is rooted in a common-law marriage between his sister and Sottile’s brother.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 12, 2017
Knight, a confederate army deserter, was in a common-law marriage with a former slave.
From The Guardian • Dec. 29, 2015
This was just enough time to run down to the courthouse for a civil ceremony, which formalized what was already a common-law marriage.
From Slate • Feb. 5, 2013
This condition is what prompted Marcus Aurelius to recognize as legal the common-law marriage and say if a couple called themselves husband and wife, they were.
From Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great Philosophers, Volume 8 by Hubbard, Elbert