civil marriage

noun

a marriage performed by a government official, as distinguished from a member of the clergy.
Also called civil union.

Origin of civil marriage

First recorded in 1890–95

Words nearby civil marriage

civil law, civil libertarian, civil liberties, civil liberty, civil list, civil marriage, civil partnership, civil righter, civil rightist, civil rights, civil rights act of 1964

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British Dictionary definitions for civil marriage

civil marriage

noun

law a marriage performed by some official other than a clergyman