civil partnership
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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British law compelled the couple to divorce after Morris’s operation, but they remained together and eventually entered into a civil partnership in 2008.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026
Roy said that when they entered their civil partnership, it allowed family members to attend - some of whom died before they would marry seven years later.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
Other allowances could mean a couple who are married or in a civil partnership could pass on a farm worth as much as £3m.
From BBC • Feb. 25, 2025
It is understood he withdrew his marriage application in recent months and submitted a new one for a civil partnership.
From BBC • Aug. 2, 2024
That was the year that several draft bills for marriage equality or civil partnership were introduced in Parliament.
From Seattle Times • May 31, 2024
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