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civil marriage

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civil marriage
n.
A marriage ceremony performed by a civil official.

civil marriage
n
(Law) Law a marriage performed by some official other than a clergyman
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Noun1.civil marriage - a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman
marriage ceremony, wedding, marriage - the act of marrying; the nuptial ceremony; "their marriage was conducted in the chapel"


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`I asked her, of course, why she didn't insist on a civil marriage at once-- that would have given her some hold on him.
They saw a crowd of waiting carriages in the mayor's court-yard; and when they reached the great hall where the civil marriages take place, they found two other wedding-parties impatiently awaiting the mayor's arrival.
 
 
 
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