common-law
adjective
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Less canonically, “natural marriage” is also at times used as a rough synonym for “common-law marriage.”
Single-parent, same-sex, and common-law families barely penetrated public consciousness, much less the Hebrew lexicon.
People-Powered Social Revolution in Israel Promotes Rights of Same-Sex FamiliesIrit Rosenblum
November 15, 2013
Common-law partnerships have their own independent authority and validity.
Israeli Attorney Suggests Common-Law Marriage As an Act of Civil DisobedienceIrit Rosenblum
November 8, 2013
Common-law partnership makes the couple, and not the government or religious institution, the authority in family life.
Israeli Attorney Suggests Common-Law Marriage As an Act of Civil DisobedienceIrit Rosenblum
November 8, 2013
Common-law partnership offers privacy and autonomy in a world of increasing intrusion and regulation.
Israeli Attorney Suggests Common-Law Marriage As an Act of Civil DisobedienceIrit Rosenblum
November 8, 2013
Historical Examples of common-law
Let me ask, Can the city by any means legalize a common-law misdemeanor?
Jersey Street and Jersey LaneH. C. Bunner
I am a common-law barrister, and am rising in my profession.
"That idea of a common-law marriage was clever," Groll said musing.
Max FargusOwen Johnson
Now, you understand, gentlemen, that there is no common-law jurisdiction of offences residing in the United States Courts.
I took up with him at once the matter of Zoe's common-law marriage.
Children of the Market PlaceEdgar Lee Masters