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Definition

To cohabit as if husband and wife without being married.

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In Context

  • "Ralph: Athene gone and got married? Builder: No. It's—it's that she's gone and—and not got married. . . . I suppose you'd have me eat humble pie and tell Athene she can go on living in sin and offending society."
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See Also

  • common-law marriage