Definitions
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- noun uncountable Failure to
marry . - noun countable A
relationship that is not amarriage .
Etymologies
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Examples
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St. Tr. 543 decided that the final decree was not conclusive of the fact of nonmarriage.
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It is urged by counsel for respondent that the allegation of nonmarriage as a ground for affirmative relief is warranted by the course of procedure at common law and is in the nature of a cross-bill setting forth the grounds of complaint in an action for jactitation of marriage.
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Civil Union is an attempt to merge nonmarriage with marriage.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gay Marriage or Homosexual Marriage? 2007
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SSM arugmentation depends utterly on closing that discussion by invoking the radical individualism, diversity, and a supposed right to treat nonmarriage as marriage.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Iowa state trial court judge rules for gay marriage: 2007
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It must be this essential core, or nature, that causes you to want society to conflate marriage with a particular subset of nonmarriage.
The Volokh Conspiracy » “Gay Marriage” or “Same-Sex Marriage”? 2007
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What state marriage amendments have done is bar the miscontruction of marriage law as allowing the merger of nonmarriage with marriage, in terms of a relationship status, at law.
The Volokh Conspiracy » Gay Marriage or Homosexual Marriage? 2007
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It would be a radical demotion of the status of marriage vis-a-vis nonmarriage.
Galios: Sex Discrimination and Sexual-Orientation Discrimination Are The Same Thing 2005
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In one state, Vermont, there is now a nonmarriage marital status called “civil union,” and other states from California to New Jersey have begun creating new legal relationships to begin providing protections and legal obligations for committed same-sex couples and their kids.
Why Marriage Matters Evan Wolfson 2004
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The legal and economic consequences of such nonmarriage protections vary considerably and are of value to the families covered.
Why Marriage Matters Evan Wolfson 2004
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In one state, Vermont, there is now a nonmarriage marital status called “civil union,” and other states from California to New Jersey have begun creating new legal relationships to begin providing protections and legal obligations for committed same-sex couples and their kids.
Why Marriage Matters Evan Wolfson 2004
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