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
Steven Smyrl and Roy Stanley have been together for more than 20 years, and they entered a civil partnership in 2011.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
Michael Conlon, from Belfast, lived in the Republic of Ireland at the time of the referendum and was in a civil partnership with his now husband, Ger.
From BBC • May 21, 2025
A proposed civil partnership bill was put before parliament, offering some official recognition to same-sex couples, but not the same legal rights as heterosexual couples.
From BBC • Jan. 22, 2025
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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