conjugal
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The law will erase an ambiguity that has persisted despite there being no explicit mention of "conjugal duty" in any legal text.
From BBC • Jan. 29, 2026
Amador County District Attorney Todd Riebe confirmed that Stephanie Brinson was killed during a conjugal visit.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 19, 2025
Four in every 100 girls aged 12-17 were either married or in a voluntary conjugal union, or had been, according to a 2020 census.
From Reuters • Sep. 9, 2023
"She is a most sweet and intimate companion, and an entire friend; there is no stricter or sweeter friendship than conjugal; as it was the first in the world, so it is most natural."
From Salon • Oct. 8, 2022
She never spoke of him again, nor did she offer any explanation for her flight from the conjugal abode.
From "The House of the Spirits: A Novel" by Isabel Allende
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