palimony
noun[U]
uk/ˈpæl.ɪ.mə.ni/us/ˈpæl.ə.moʊ.ni/anamountofmoneythat acourtoflawordersapersontopayto his or herpartnerafter they endtheirrelationship, when they were notmarried:
（非婚同居者分居后经法院判定由一方付给另一方的）生活费，津贴Shesuedtheactorfor palimony, saying she gave up herjobwhen hepromisedtomarryher.她对这名演员提起诉讼，要求支付生活费，她表示当初他答应与她结婚时，她放弃了自己的工作。
Thecourtsaid there was nobasisfor a palimonysuitunlessacouplelivedtogether.法院表示，除非一对伴侣生活在一起，否则没有理由提起有关生活费的诉讼。
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- Shewantspalimony for herloyaltyanddevotionduringtheir3-yearrelationship.
- He wasfacinga multimillion-dollar palimonysuitfrom aformeremployeewhoclaimedthat foryearsthey had beenlovers.
- Hepresidedover severalhigh-profilecasesincludingthe Britt Ekland and Rod Stewart palimonytrial.
Relationships: ending & divorce
- affiliation order
- annul
- annulment
- breaksomethingup
- bust up
- child support
- chuck
- dump
- ghost
- givesomeonethe elbowidiom
- givesomeonethe heave-hoidiom
- givesomeonethe pushidiom
- go off withsomeone
- grow apart
- run out onsomeone/something
- separate
- separation
- split up
- throw
- throwsomeoneover
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