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Tag: Marriage

  • Marriage

    Legal Definition of Marianismo Meaning of Marianismo The Spanish and Latin American ideal of women being modest, restrained, virtuous, and nurturing. Women are expected to be sexually abstinent before marriage and passive in response to their […]

  • Forced Marriage

    Forced marriage in Law EnforcementMain Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of forced marriage.ResourcesSee AlsoLaw Enforcement Officer Police Work Law Enforcement Agency Further Reading forced marriage […]

  • Mixed Marriage

    A union between persons of different races; in particular, between a Caucasian and an African. A State may forbid whites and blacks to inter-marry. The XIVth Amendment does not prohibit such legislation. Green v. State, 58 Ala. 192-97 (1877); 59 id. 60….

  • Children's Rights

    Hierarchical Display of Children’s rights Law > Rights and freedoms > Rights of the individualSocial Questions > Family > Family law > Marriage > Forced marriageSocial Questions > Social affairs > Social problem > ProstitutionLaw > Criminal law > Offence > Crime against individuals […]

  • Cohabitation

    Legal Definition of Cohabitation Meaning of Cohabitation Living together when unmarried. Synonyms of Cohabitation (Living together), noun abiding together act of dwelling together […]

  • Private International Law

    Private International Law

    See international law .

  • Marital Status

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Marital Status in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term marital status into Spanish: estado civil (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus

  • Marriage of Convenience

    Hierarchical Display of Marriage of convenience Social Questions > Family > Family law > MarriageLaw > International law > Private international lawSocial Questions > Migration > Migration > Migration policy > Migration control > Illegal migration Meaning of Marriage of convenience […]

  • Polygamy

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Polygamy Meaning of Polygamy The state of a man who has more than one wife. Polygamy Alternative Definition The act or state of a person who, knowing that […]

  • One Parent Family

    Legal Definition of One Parent Family Meaning of One Parent Family A family consisting of a lone parent with at least one dependent or non-dependent child (regardless of age) who is also usually resident in the family. It can be expanded to […]

  • Divorce

    Legal Definition and Related Resources of Divorce Meaning of Divorce The judicial dissolution of a marriage releasing the parties from the bonds of matrimony . Divorce Alternative Definition The […]

  • Family Planning

    Resources Legal English Vocabulary: Family Planning in Spanish Online translation of the English legal term family planning into Spanish: planificación familiar (English to Spanish translation) . More about legal dictionary from english to spanish online. Related to the Legal Thesaurus

  • Illegal Migration

    Hierarchical Display of Illegal migration Social Questions > Migration > Migration > Migration policy > Migration controlSocial Questions > Family > Family law > Marriage > Marriage of convenience Meaning of Illegal migration Overview and more information about Illegal migration For a more […]

  • Sexual Discrimination

    Hierarchical Display of Sexual discrimination Law > Rights and freedoms > Anti-discriminatory measureScience > Humanities > Behavioural sciences > Psychology > SexualitySocial Questions > Social affairs > Social policy > Position of womenSocial Questions > Family > Family law > […]

  • Affinit

    Meaning of Affinit Resources See Also relative by affinity under RELATIVE Consanguinity, Affinitas Affinitatis; Consanguinity Marriage