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prenuptial agreement

prenuptial agreement noun: a legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.

Noun

prenuptial agreement (plural prenuptial agreements)

  1. A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.
    • Not so long ago, prenuptial agreements raised eyebrows. What hope was there for a marriage, the thinking went, if even before the wedding the couple were specifying who gets what in case of divorce?2001 July 7, Tamar Lewin, “Among Nuptial Agreements, Post- Has Now Joined Pre-”, in The New York Times
    • Last week, he said we should get married and that he wants a prenuptial agreement.2023 October 5, Phillip Galanes, “My Boyfriend Wants a Prenup. Can I Say No?”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    antenuptial agreement, premarital agreement, prenup, prenuptial

prenuptial agreement meaning in Vietnamese

prenuptial agreement in Vietnamese

document stating legal claims upon a divorce
hôn ước

Synonyms of prenuptial agreement

Forms of prenuptial agreement

pluralprenuptial agreements

Origin of prenuptial agreement

From prenuptial + agreement.

Questions about prenuptial agreement

What does prenuptial agreement mean?
Prenuptial agreement means a legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.
What is prenuptial agreement in Vietnamese?
Prenuptial agreement in Vietnamese is hôn ước. See Prenuptial agreement meaning in Vietnamese.
What part of speech is prenuptial agreement?
Prenuptial agreement is a noun.
What is the plural of prenuptial agreement?
The plural of prenuptial agreement is prenuptial agreements.

Words near prenuptial agreement in the dictionary

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  3. prenup
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  8. prenuptially
  9. prenuptials
  10. prenuptual
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