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wedlock
/'wɛdlɑk/
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Definitions of wedlock
  1. noun
    the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

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    marriage matrimony spousal relationship union
    type of:
    marital status
Definition that contains wedlock
  • misbegotten born out of wedlock
  • spurious born out of wedlock
  • misbegot born out of wedlock
  • bastardly born out of wedlock
  • lawfully-begotten born in wedlock; enjoying full filial rights
  • paternity suit a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
  • bastardy proceeding a lawsuit filed to determine the father of a child born out of wedlock (and to provide for the support of the child once paternity is determined)
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