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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS > MARRIAGE CONTRACTS

Preferred term

MARRIAGE CONTRACTS  

Definition

  • THE FORM AND SCOPE OF THE MARRIAGE CONTRACT DIFFERS WIDELY ACROSS CULTURES AND THROUGHOUT HISTORY. IN MODERN WESTERN CHRISTIAN CULTURE IT IS A LEGALLY RECOGNISED AGREEMENT BETWEEN A MAN AND WOMAN UPON THEIR MARRIAGE, EITHER IMPLIED BY THE MARRIAGE VOWS OR MORE FORMALLY DRAWN UP, AS IN A PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENT.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • DOWRIES
  • PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/87810478-75ff-42db-9e9a-483958c6df49

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