civil partnership
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English
[edit]Noun
[edit]civil partnership (countable and uncountable, plural civil partnerships)
- A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.
Synonyms
[edit]- (similar arrangements in various jurisdictions): see civil union, domestic partnership, registered partnership
Translations
[edit]arrangement for same-sex couples