civil union

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilandunion

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civil
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪv.əl/us
/ˈsɪv.əl/
not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of ...
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union
noun
uk
/ˈjuː.njən/us
/ˈjuː.njən/
the act or the state of being ...
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(Definition ofcivilandunionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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No other form ofcivilunionis recognized.
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She entered into acivilunionwith her wife in 2007.
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As soon ascivilunionlegislation was enacted, some clerks expressed reservations about participating.
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The date of the marriage will be recorded as the date of the originalcivilunion.
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Delaying thecivilunionbill until adjournment resulted in the bill's expiration.
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Its elevation of religious interests severely strained thecivilunion.
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She has acivilunionwith her partner, and one child.
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Couples in an existing domestic partnership are not required to enter acivilunion.
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In this regard it is not like a marriage orcivilunion.
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A religious ceremony may be performed after thecivilunion, but it has no legal effect.
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None of the research covered the support forcivilunion.
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Civilunionlegislation was later resurrected and passed in the 2007 legislature, becoming law in 2008.
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In this way, a registered relationship is similar to a registered partnership orcivilunionin other parts of the world.
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He continues, the only legal status states would confer on couples would be acivilunion, which would be a domestic partnership agreement between any two people.
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All marriage andcivilunionlegislation require a ceremony, whether religious or civil, to be considered valid.
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Unlike wedding andcivilunionceremonies, there is no legal filing of paperwork required for commitment ceremonies.
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Men who are married, living in a registeredcivilunionor have children were also free to choose.
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However, those couples who remain in domestic partnerships and elect to not enter into acivilunionwill be allowed to remain as domestic partners.
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Some cities also havecivilunionlaws that continue to be in place as an alternative to marriage that offers more limited rights.
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