marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmer-ə-tᵊl 
ˈma-rə-
1
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
marital vows
2
archaic
: of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage
Examples of marital in a Sentence
They've been having marital problems.
neither of them ever forgot their marital vows, no matter how hard things sometimes got
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When Estate Plans Collide with Artistic Reality Consider a scenario where an estate plan includes a marital deduction trust funded with artwork.
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The surviving spouse would also receive their marital assets, including homes, investments, and so on.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 June 2025
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—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
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Matthew F. Erskine, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
The surviving spouse would also receive their marital assets, including homes, investments, and so on.
—Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 27 June 2025
Fighting over millions Tatiana Pino, 56, who stood to inherit half of her husband’s empire — valued at more than $100 million — ended up receiving substantial marital and business assets after his death, but there are still unresolved disputes in probate court over his estate, court records show.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 25 June 2025
Crab Claw | 2024 | United States | Steve Sanders | A couple in therapy must face the source of their marital problems: the wife’s crab claw.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 25 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for marital
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“Marital.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marital. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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marital
adjective
mar·i·tal
ˈmar-ət-ᵊl
: of or relating to marriage or the married state
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