alimony

[ al-uh-moh-nee ]

/ ˈæl əˌmoʊ ni /

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noun

Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending.

supply of the means of living; maintenance.

Origin of alimony

1645–55; < Latin alimōnia nourishment, sustenance, derivative of alimōn- (stem of alimō), equivalent to ali- (see aliment) + -mōn- action noun suffix parallel to -mentum -ment

OTHER WORDS FROM alimony

al·i·mo·nied, adjective

Words nearby alimony

alimentary pentosuria, alimentary system, alimentary tract, alimentation, alimentative, alimony, alinasal, aline, alinotum, alioth, aliped

Example sentences from the Web for alimony

More specifically, she is using his death as a rallying cry for alimony reform and raising the question: Is alimony anti-feminist?

Is Alimony Anti-Feminist? |Keli Goff |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
“I am a fan of alimony reform and I am a fan of the law Massachusetts passed in 2011,” Wood told me.

Is Alimony Anti-Feminist? |Keli Goff |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
In the last three decades, courts have begun to apply gender parity to the awarding of alimony.

Is Alimony Anti-Feminist? |Keli Goff |August 25, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
If the marriage was invalid, Grayson does not have to pay out a dime in alimony as opposed to a divorce.

Congressman Accuses Wife Of Bigamy |Ben Jacobs |April 29, 2014 |DAILY BEAST

Item 11 “Alimony received”… If only my first marriage had gone that well.

Up to a Point: I Do My Own Taxes With No Help, Except From a Couple of Bloody Marys |P. J. O’Rourke |April 15, 2014 |DAILY BEAST
A voluntary separation, with alimony on one side and on the other.

American Eloquence, Volume II. (of 4) |Various
It has exclusive jurisdiction in all divorce and alimony cases, and all matters coming under the Juvenile Court Act.

Broken Homes |Joanna C. Colcord
"A woman who runs away gets no alimony," said De Gollyer loudly.

Murder in Any Degree |Owen Johnson
I'm buying the lady off, and persuaded John to pay his alimony to her.

I Walked in Arden |Jack Crawford
The chief argument was directed against the claim for alimony.

The Allen House |T. S. Arthur

British Dictionary definitions for alimony

alimony

/ (ˈælɪmənɪ) /

noun

law (formerly) an allowance paid under a court order by one spouse to another when they are separated but not divorced See also maintenance

Word Origin for alimony

C17: from Latin alimōnia sustenance, from alere to nourish

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