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domestic partnership

domestic partnership noun: a legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.

Noun

domestic partnership (plural domestic partnerships)

  1. A legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.

Forms of domestic partnership

pluraldomestic partnerships

Questions about domestic partnership

What does domestic partnership mean?
Domestic partnership means a legal or personal relationship between individuals who live together and share a common domestic life but are not joined in a traditional marriage or a civil union. Typically the partners in a domestic partnership enjoy at least part of the rights that the married couples have.
What part of speech is domestic partnership?
Domestic partnership is a noun.
What is the plural of domestic partnership?
The plural of domestic partnership is domestic partnerships.

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