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marital

[mar-i-tl] / ˈmær ɪ tl /
ADJECTIVE
concerning marriage
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Certain jurisdictions may give the surviving spouse a right of up to 50% of the value of their marital property.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 30, 2026

“If tax benefits, if health insurance, if parental rights were not all based upon marital status, we wouldn’t have the issues that we do,” said Chazan, the Glendale lawyer.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 25, 2026

North Carolina, where the Ammels lived, is one of just a handful of states with a “homewrecker law” that allows a jilted spouse to sue a third party for damages for a marital breakup.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

She left the marital home and reported what had happened both to the police and the Home Office.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

“I am in receipt of a letter,” Penelope pressed on, for she had no desire to hear about Lady Ashton’s marital woes, or anyone else’s for that matter.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood




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