civil marriage
civil marriage
nounDefinition of CIVIL MARRIAGE
: a marriage performed by a magistrate
See Examples of CIVIL MARRIAGE
- a mayor who has officiated at several civil marriages this year
First Known Use of CIVIL MARRIAGE
1820
Rhymes with CIVIL MARRIAGE
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