Common-Law Marriage
nounverified·updated May 18, 2026
a marriage relationship created by agreement and cohabitation rather than by ceremony
MWE
Classifications
Entity Type
Unknown—glossary_import_default_pending_classifier
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Sensitivity
unclassified
Information Class
unclassified
Variants
- plural
- Common-Law Marriages
- possessive
- Common-Law Marriage's
- pluralpossessive
- Common-Law Marriages'