Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

putative marriage

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.96 in modern English

Syllables
pu-ta-tive -mar-riage
IPA
24
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
5
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A marriage that is invalid because of an impediment or a lack of consent, but was entered into in good faith by at least one of the parties and follows the form established by canon law.

Inflected Forms

putative marriages (plural)

Phrases

age of consent marital rape statutory rape

Frequently Paired Words

age of consent convalidation marital rape statutory rape

Synonyms

pseudomarriage

Questions

What does putative marriage mean?
A marriage that is invalid because of an impediment or a lack of consent, but was entered into in good faith by at least one of the parties and follows the form established by canon law.

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