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
But he said he supported so-called civil union legislation, and stressed that laws banning homosexuality were "a problem that cannot be ignored".
From BBC ● Feb. 5, 2023
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
He has also said that while the Church cannot accept same-sex marriage it can support civil union laws aimed at giving gay partners joint rights in areas of pensions and health care and inheritance issues.
From Reuters ● Jan. 26, 2022
An unlimited toleration, after sects have diffused themselves and are strongly rooted, is the only expedient which can allay their fervor, and make the civil union acquire a superiority above religious distinctions.
From The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part F. From Charles II. to James II. by Hume, David
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