Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
Marriage in Canada — The Government of Canada has exclusive authority governing marriage and divorce in Canada under section 91(26) of the Constitution of Canada.[1] However section 92(12) of the Constitution gives the provinces the power to pass laws regulating the… … Wikipedia
Marriage Act, 1961 (South Africa) — Marriage Act, 1961 Act to consolidate and amend the laws relating to the solemnization of marriages and matters incidental thereto. Citation Act No. 25 of 1961 Territor … Wikipedia
Solemnization — Sol em*ni*za tion, n. [Cf. F. solemnisation, solennisation.] The act of solemnizing; celebration; as, the solemnization of a marriage. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
marriage per verba de praesenti — Marriage by means of words of present assent. That is, a common law marriage entered into by the parties simply by their joint consent, without the interposition of any person authorized to solemnize the marriage and without formal solemnization… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Marriage Act 1961 (Australia) — The Marriage Act 1961 is an Act of the Parliament of Australia which governs legal marriage in Australia. It does not deal with the legal dissolution of marriage (divorce). Marriage is a Commonwealth power under section 51(xxi) of the Australian… … Wikipedia
marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… … Black's law dictionary
marriage — Legal union of one man and one woman as husband and wife. Singer v. Kara, 11 Wash.App. 247, 522 P.2d 1187, 1193. Marriage, as distinguished from the agreement to marry and from the act of becoming married, is the legal status, condition, or… … Black's law dictionary
Marriage vows — Wedding ceremony at Kiuruvesi Church in Kiuruvesi, Finland … Wikipedia
Marriage — The sad prevalence of divorce in the United States might not have come to pass if people had clear ideas of what Marriage really is. Marriage is a great deal more than simply a civil contract. It is a divine institution, an honorable estate,… … American Church Dictionary and Cyclopedia
solemnization — solemnize (also solemnise) ► VERB 1) duly perform (a ceremony, especially that of marriage). 2) mark with a formal ceremony. DERIVATIVES solemnization noun … English terms dictionary
