civil union
Americannoun
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a relationship between a couple that is legally recognized by a governmental authority and has many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage.
civil unions for same-sex couples.
Etymology
Origin of civil union
First frecorded in 1835–40
Example Sentences
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And it stresses that blessings should not be conferred at the same time as a civil union, using set rituals or even with the clothing and gestures that belong in a wedding.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 18, 2023
The high-profile couple said they would get a civil union if it became available in Vermont, but they split up three years later.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2022
The letter did not touch on Pope Francis' 2020 declaration that gays should be protected by civil union laws.
From Reuters ● Jun. 18, 2022
They established a civil union in Vermont in 2000 and married in Toronto’s city hall in August 2003, soon after same-sex marriages were legalized in Ontario.
From Washington Post ● Feb. 22, 2022
Whether, in 1689, it would have been possible to effect a civil union without a religious union may well be doubted.
From The History of England, from the Accession of James II — Volume 3 by Macaulay, Thomas Babington Macaulay, Baron
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