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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=I|N=1|Te=زواج المدني (مدينة)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=1|Color=yes|Te=zivile Eheschließung}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=1|Color=yes|Te=občanský sňatek}}{{
TofT|Lang=es|Ed=I|N=1|Te=matrimonio civil}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fi|Ed=I|N=1|Color=yes|Te=siviilivihkiminen}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=1|SubN=2|Te=Ziviltrauung}}{{
TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=I|N=1|Te=mariage civil}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=1|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio civil}}{{
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=1|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio civile}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=1|Te=mariage civil}}{{
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=1|Te=ślub cywilny}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=1|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio civile}}{{
TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=I|N=1|Color=yes|Te=CASAMENTO civil}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=1|Te=法律婚}}{{
TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=I|N=1|Te=Гражданский брак}}
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=1|Color=yes|Te=casamento civil}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=1|Te=Гражданский брак}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=1|Color=yes|Te=民事婚礼}}
 
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{{NewLineT|S=503|N=2}} {{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=2|Color=yes|Te=religious marriage}}{{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=2|Color=yes|Te=religious marriage}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=2|Te=زواج الديني}}{{
TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=I|N=2|SubN=2|Te=زواج الشرعي (شرع)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=2|Color=yes|Te=církevní sňatek}}{{
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=2|Color=yes|Te=kirchliche Trauung}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=2|Te=kirchliche Trauung}}{{
TofT|Lang=es|Ed=I|N=2|Te=matrimonio canónico}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=2|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio canónico}}{{
TofT|Lang=fi|Ed=I|N=2|Color=yes|Te=kirkollinen vihkiminen}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=2|Te=mariage religieux}}{{
TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=I|N=2|Te=mariage religieux}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=2|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio religioso}}{{
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=2|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio religioso}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=2|Te=宗教婚}}{{
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=2|Te=ślub kościelny}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=2|Color=yes|Te=casamento religioso}}{{
TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=I|N=2|Color=yes|Te=CASAMENTO religioso}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=2|Te=Церковный брак}}{{
TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=I|N=2|Te=Церковный брак}}
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=2|SubN=2|Te=Религиозный брак}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=2|Color=yes|Te=宗教婚礼}}
 
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{{NewLineT|S=503|N=3}} {{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=3|Color=yes|Te=consensual union      n}}{{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=3|Color=yes|Te=customary marriage}}{{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=common law marriage}}{{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=3|SubN=2|Te=common law marriage}}{{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=free union}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=3|Te=زواج العرفي}}{{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=4|Te=concubinage}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=3|Color=yes|Te=faktické manželství}}{{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=5|Te=illicit union}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=3|Te=Gewohnheitsrechtliche Eheschließung}}{{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=6|Te=cohabitation}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=3|SubN=2|Te=Common-Law-Eheschließung}}{{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=7|Te=conjugal union}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=3|Color=yes|Te=}}{{
TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=I|N=3|Te=اقتران غير شرعي (شرع)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=3|Te=mariage coutumier}}{{
TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=اقتران غير قانوني (غير)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=3|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio secondo consuetudine}}{{
TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=معاشرة (معاشرة)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=3|Te=内縁}}{{
TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=4|Te=اقتران حر (حر)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=3|Color=yes|Te=casamentos tradicionais}}{{
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=3|Color=yes|Te=Konkubinat}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=3|SubN=2|Te=casamentos de direito comum}}{{
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=eheähnliche Gemeinschaft}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=3|Te=Фактический брак}}{{
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=Quasi-Ehe}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=3|Color=yes|Te=习俗婚礼}}{{
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=4|Te=eheähnliches Verhältnis}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=3|SubN=2|Te=同居婚姻}}
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=5|Te=freie Ehe}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=6|Te=bloßes Zusammenleben}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=7|Te=Leben im gemeinsamen Haushalt}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=es|Ed=I|N=3|Te=matrimono consensual}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=es|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=unión libre}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=es|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=unión ilegítima}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=fi|Ed=I|N=3|Color=yes|Te=laillistamaton yhdyselämä}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=fi|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=vapaa avioliitto}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=I|N=3|Te=mariage consensuel}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=union libre}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=union illégitime}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=3|Color=yes|Te=unione libera}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=unione consensuale}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=unione illegittima}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=4|Te=concubinato}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=5|Te=coabitazione}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=6|Te=unione irregolare}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=3|Te=związek konsensualny (małżeński)}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=związek nieślubny}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=nieformalny związek}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=4|Te=konkubinat}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=5|Te=związek nieformalny (małżeński)}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=6|Te=związek małżeński}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=I|N=3|Color=yes|Te=UNIÃO consensual}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=UNIÃO livre}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=CONCUBINATO}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=4|Te=UNIÃO ilegítima}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=I|N=3|Te=Фактический брак}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=2|Te=Внебрачное сожительство}}{{
 
TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=I|N=3|SubN=3|Te=Незаконное сожительство}}
 
 
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{{NewLineT|S=503|N=4}} {{
TofT|Lang=en|Ed=I|N=4|Color=yes|Te=couple}}{{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=4|Color=yes|Te=consensual union}}{{
TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=I|N=4|Te=قرينان (قرن)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=companionate marriage}}{{
TofT|Lang=de|Ed=I|N=4|Color=yes|Te=Paar}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=4|Te=زواج رضائي}}{{
TofT|Lang=es|Ed=I|N=4|Te=pareja}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=قران رضائي}}{{
TofT|Lang=fi|Ed=I|N=4|Color=yes|Te=pari}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=4|Color=yes|Te=konsensuální manželství}}{{
TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=I|N=4|Te=couple}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=4|Te=unverheiratetes Zusammenleben}}{{
TofT|Lang=it|Ed=I|N=4|Color=yes|Te=coppia}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=nichteheiiche Lebensgemeinschaft}}{{
TofT|Lang=pl|Ed=I|N=4|Te=para (osób)}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=3|Te=eheähnliche Lebensgemeinschaft}}{{
TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=I|N=4|Color=yes|Te=CASAL}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=4|Color=yes|Te=unión consensual}}{{
TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=I|N=4|Te=Чета}}|
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=unión conyugal}}{{
Lang=en|Lang2=ar|Lang3=de|Lang4=es|Lang5=fi|Lang6=fr|Lang7=it|Lang8=pl|Lang9=pt|Lang10=ru}}
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=4|Te=mariage consensuel}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=union consensuelle}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=4|Color=yes|Te=matrimonio consensuale}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=unione consensuale}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=4|Te=合意婚}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=友愛婚}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=4|Color=yes|Te=união consensual}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=4|Te=Консенсуальный союз}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=4|Color=yes|Te=自愿结合}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=4|SubN=2|Te=伴侣式婚姻}}
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{{NewLineT|S=503|N=5}} {{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=5|Color=yes|Te=free union}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=5|Te=قران حر}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=2|Te=قران غير شرعي}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=5|Color=yes|Te=svobodný svazek}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=5|Te=wilde Ehe}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=5|Color=yes|Te=unión libre}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=5|Te=union libre}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=2|Te=union illégitime}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=5|Color=yes|Te=unione libera}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=2|Te=unione illegittima}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=3|Te=convivenza more uxorio}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=5|SubN=4|Te=convivenza}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=5|Te=自由結合}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=5|Color=yes|Te=união livre}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=5|Te=Свободный союз}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=5|Color=yes|Te=自由结合}}
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{{NewLineT|S=503|N=6}} {{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=6|Color=yes|Te=temporary union}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=6|Te=قران وقتي}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=6|Color=yes|Te=dočasný svazek}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=6|Te=Vorübergehend Verbindung}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=6|SubN=2|Te=Zeitweilige Verbindung}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=6|SubN=3|Te=Verbindung, vorübergehende}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=6|Color=yes|Te=uniones temporales}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=6|Te=union temporaire}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=6|Color=yes|Te=unioni temporanee}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=6|Te=一時的結合}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=6|Color=yes|Te=união temporária}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=6|SubN=2|Te=concubinato}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=6|Te=Временный союз}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=6|Color=yes|Te=暂时结合}}
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=7|Color=yes|Te=cohabitation}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=7|Te=مساكنة}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=7|Color=yes|Te=soužití}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=7|Te=Zusammenwohnen}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=7|Color=yes|Te=cohabitación}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=7|Te=cohabitation}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=7|Color=yes|Te=convivenza}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=7|Te=同棲}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=7|Color=yes|Te=co-habitação}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=7|Te=Сожительство}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=7|Color=yes|Te=同居}}
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{{NewLineT|S=503|N=8}} {{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=8|Color=yes|Te=couple}}{{
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TofT|Lang=en|Ed=II|N=8|SubN=2|Te=conjugal union}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ar|Ed=II|N=8|Te=قرينان}}{{
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TofT|Lang=cs|Ed=II|N=8|Color=yes|Te=pár}}{{
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TofT|Lang=de|Ed=II|N=8|Te=Paar}}{{
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TofT|Lang=es|Ed=II|N=8|Color=yes|Te=pareja}}{{
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TofT|Lang=fr|Ed=II|N=8|Te=couple}}{{
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TofT|Lang=it|Ed=II|N=8|Color=yes|Te=coppia}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=8|Te=夫婦}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ja|Ed=II|N=8|SubN=2|Te=夫婦的結合}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=8|Color=yes|Te=casal}}{{
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TofT|Lang=pt|Ed=II|N=8|SubN=2|Te=união conjugal}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=8|Te=Супружеская пара}}{{
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TofT|Lang=ru|Ed=II|N=8|SubN=2|Te=Супружеский союз}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=8|Color=yes|Te=夫妇}}{{
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TofT|Lang=zh|Ed=II|N=8|SubN=2|Te=姻缘结合}}|
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Lang=en|Lang2=ar|Lang3=cs|Lang4=de|Lang5=es|Lang6=fr|Lang7=it|Lang8=ja|Lang9=pt|Lang10=ru|Lang11=zh}}
  
 
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|503_1_1_en_I Civil marriage.ogg|'''civil marriage'''  
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|503_1_1_en_II Civil marriage.ogg|'''civil marriage'''  
|503_2_1_en_I Religious marriage.ogg|'''religious marriage'''  
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|503_2_1_en_II Religious marriage.ogg|'''religious marriage'''  
|503_3_1_en_I Consensual union      n.ogg|'''consensual union      n'''  
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|503_3_1_en_II Customary marriage.ogg|'''customary marriage'''  
|503_3_2_en_I Common law marriage.ogg|'''common law marriage'''  
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|503_3_2_en_II Common law marriage.ogg|'''common law marriage'''  
|503_3_3_en_I Free union.ogg|'''free union'''  
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|503_4_1_en_II Consensual union.ogg|'''consensual union'''  
|503_3_4_en_I Concubinage.ogg|'''concubinage'''  
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|503_4_2_en_II Companionate marriage.ogg|'''companionate marriage'''  
|503_3_5_en_I Illicit union.ogg|'''illicit union'''  
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|503_5_1_en_II Free union.ogg|'''free union'''  
|503_3_6_en_I Cohabitation.ogg|'''cohabitation'''  
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|503_6_1_en_II Temporary union.ogg|'''temporary union'''
|503_3_7_en_I Conjugal union.ogg|'''conjugal union'''  
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|503_7_1_en_II Cohabitation.ogg|'''cohabitation'''  
|503_4_1_en_I Couple.ogg|'''couple'''  
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|503_8_1_en_II Couple.ogg|'''couple'''  
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|503_8_2_en_II Conjugal union.ogg|'''conjugal union'''  
 
}}
 
}}
  
 
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<noinclude>
[[en-I:religious marriage]] [[ar-I:زواج الديني (دين)]] [[de-I:kirchliche Trauung]] [[es-I:matrimonio canónico]] [[fi-I:kirkollinen vihkiminen]] [[fr-I:mariage religieux]] [[it-I:matrimonio religioso]] [[pl-I:ślub kościelny]] [[pt-I:CASAMENTO religioso]] [[ru-I:Церковный брак]]  
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[[en-II:religious marriage]] [[ar-II:زواج الديني]] [[cs-II:církevní sňatek]] [[de-II:kirchliche Trauung]] [[es-II:matrimonio canónico]] [[fr-II:mariage religieux]] [[it-II:matrimonio religioso]] [[ja-II:宗教婚]] [[pt-II:casamento religioso]] [[ru-II:Церковный брак]] [[zh-II:宗教婚礼]]  
 
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[[Category:Term of the first edition of the multilingual demographic Dictionary]]
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[[Category:Term of the second edition of the multilingual demographic Dictionary]]
 
[[Category:Nuptiality]]
 
[[Category:Nuptiality]]
 
[[Category:50]]
 
[[Category:50]]
 
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Religious marriage  (RELIGIOUS marriage)


In some countries a legal union can be established only through a civil marriage 1 performed by an official of the state; in other countries a religious marriage 2 in accordance with the regulations of a church is recognized as having legal force. Social or legal recognition may be given under various conditions in different countries to stable unions which have not been solemnized by a legal or religious ceremony, for instance to customary marriages 3 or to common law marriages 3 conforming to local traditions. Different types of relationships and degrees of social acceptance are implied in terms applied to various unions but their significance varies widely in different countries. The term consensual union 4 implies a socially recognized stable union, the term companionate marriage 4 has a similar connotation. The terms free union 5 and temporary union 6 both imply a less stable union that may or may not include cohabitation 7. Two persons of opposite sexes living in a stable union, whether legal or not, are called a couple 8. The term conjugal union 8 has been used by demographers to include both legal unions and more or less stable illegal unions.

  • 3. Concubinage, n.: a type of illegal union. A concubine in the restricted sense is a woman with an accepted conjugal status inferior to that of a legally recognized wife, particularly in polygynous societies. In other societies, the word concubine is sometimes used loosely to denote any woman other than a wife living in conjugal union with a man. Today such terms as companion or mate are preferred.
  • 7. Cohabitation, n.- cohabit, v.

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