Definition of spousal
:nuptials
—usually used in plural
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Still, in a week when celebrities have used their footwear to express their feelings, her choice to support Jay-Z’s latest endeavor is an affectionate show of spousal solidarity.
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After her son disappeared, Estevez, an elementary school principal, filed paperwork asking a divorce court to end the child- and spousal-support payments she had been ordered to pay her husband.
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Touchy topics like alcoholism, depression and spousal abuse come up, too, mixed in with ideas on what to do with spare time.
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Male, 34, arrested, 400 block G Street, spousal/cohabitant abuse with serious injury and assault with force: possible great bodily injury.
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The decision didn’t block same-sex spousal benefits but said the U.S. Supreme Court decision did not decide the issue.
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The decision didn't block same-sex spousal benefits but said the U.S. Supreme Court decision did not decide the issue.
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Texas's Supreme Court ruled today (Friday, June 30) that same-sex marriage does not constitute governmental spousal benefits.
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For one 30-year-old suburban woman from Mexico, a special petition available to victims of spousal abuse became her only path to citizenship.
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Origin and Etymology of spousal
Middle English spousaille, from Anglo-French spousailles, espusailles espousal
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