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CONTRACTS AND AGREEMENTS > MARRIAGE CONTRACTS

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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.

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Entry terms

  • DOWRIES
  • PRENUPTIAL AGREEMENTS

Identifier

  • urn:ddi:int.cessda.elsst:2bfa2184-37ce-4f4e-9fea-7d85013c6fbf:2

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Date issued

  • 2021-09-14

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https://elsst.cessda.eu/id/2/2bfa2184-37ce-4f4e-9fea-7d85013c6fbf

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