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de facto union

de facto union noun: a non-solemnized marriage-like relationship, in which the partners enjoy some of the rights and obligations of marriage, similar in some ways to a common-law marriage.

Noun

de facto union (plural de facto unions)

  1. (Quebec) A non-solemnized marriage-like relationship, in which the partners enjoy some of the rights and obligations of marriage, similar in some ways to a common-law marriage.

Forms of de facto union

pluralde facto unions

Origin of de facto union

Calque of French union de fait.

Questions about de facto union

What does de facto union mean?
De facto union means a non-solemnized marriage-like relationship, in which the partners enjoy some of the rights and obligations of marriage, similar in some ways to a common-law marriage.
What part of speech is de facto union?
De facto union is a noun.
What is the plural of de facto union?
The plural of de facto union is de facto unions.

Words near de facto union in the dictionary

  1. de facto
  2. de facto corporation
  3. de facto corporations
  4. de facto partner
  5. de facto partners
  6. de facto union
  7. de facto unions
  8. de factos
  9. De Fonblanque
  10. De Forest
  11. De Forests

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