Nonmarital

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective
  1. 1
    Not in a marital relationship; unmarried to one another not-comparable

    "The case was tried under a breach-of-contract theory and the court ruled in favor of Triola, ruling that an express oral contract between parties could be enforced even between nonmarital partners."

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"The case was tried under a breach-of-contract theory and the court ruled in favor of Triola, ruling that an express oral contract between parties could be enforced even between nonmarital partners."

Etymology

From non- + marital.

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