Definition of marital
1 : of or relating to marriage or the married state marital vows
2 : of or relating to a husband and his role in marriage
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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
Recent Examples of marital from the Web
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One mayor recalled a constituent coming to him for marital advice.
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One of the biggest bombshells to come from Jay Z's new album, 4:44, is the titular song, where the rapper speaks candidly about his marital issues with Beyoncé.
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Marital deduction The gift tax laws allow married couples to transfer money and property between the two spouses freely.
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And many consumers surveyed wrongly believed that one's marital status and ethnic origin were used to calculate a credit score.
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That, as fans have speculated, was a conflict related to the marital problems alluded to on Beyoncé's Lemonade.
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A vote to grant full marital rights to gay couples is taking place in Germany's Bundestag Friday.
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And, if there was marital discord, separate bedrooms would only drive them further apart.
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By working on the 2008 Sam Mendes film Revolutionary Road, which reunited Kate Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in a saga of suburban marital distress.
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Origin and Etymology of marital
Latin maritalis, from maritus married
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: of or relating to marriage
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: of or relating to marriage or the married state
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