putative marriage

noun Law.

a marriage contracted in violation of an impediment, but in good faith on the part of one or both of the contracting persons.

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Nearby words

put-up job, put-upon, putamen, putangitangi, putative, putative marriage, putin, putin, vladimir, putlog, putnam, putnam-dana syndrome

Origin of putative marriage

First recorded in 1805–15

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