common-law marriage

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common-law marriage (countable and uncountable, plural common-law marriages)

  1. A state of marriage, or legal recognition similar to that of marriage, enjoyed by a couple who have not undergone an official marriage ceremony, but instead based on the duration of cohabitation or other practical characteristics of the relationship.
    Synonyms: informal marriage, marriage by habit and repute, mop marriage (dated)

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