spou·sal
ˈspau̇-zəl 
-səl
: of, relating to, or involving a spouse
spousal affection
spousal assault
spousal support
spousally
adverb
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Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2025
As outrage over the verdict catalyzed activist campaigns into criminalizing spousal rape in every state (only achieved, with many loopholes, in 1993) the town of Salem, Oregon just wanted to move on.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The filing states that neither parent would need child or spousal support, and lays out a roughly equal division of their joint assets.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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Adjective
The couple also didn’t seek spousal support at the time and asked to separate their assets.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 5 Dec. 2025
As outrage over the verdict catalyzed activist campaigns into criminalizing spousal rape in every state (only achieved, with many loopholes, in 1993) the town of Salem, Oregon just wanted to move on.
—Sarah Weinman, Rolling Stone, 9 Nov. 2025
Noun
The former couple also agreed that Baiul will not have to pay child support, and neither will pay spousal support in the interim.
—Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 7 Jan. 2026
The filing states that neither parent would need child or spousal support, and lays out a roughly equal division of their joint assets.
—Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
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“Spousal.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spousal. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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