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Meaning of "marriage licence" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF MARRIAGE LICENCE

marriage licence  [ˈmærɪdʒ ˈlaɪsəns] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARRIAGE LICENCE

noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Marriage licence is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES MARRIAGE LICENCE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

marriage licence

Marriage license

A marriage license is a document issued, either by a church or state authority, authorizing a couple to marry. The procedure for obtaining a license varies between countries and has changed over time. Marriage licenses began to be issued in the Middle Ages, to permit a marriage which would otherwise be illegal. Today, they are a legal requirement in some jurisdictions and may also serve as the record of the marriage itself, if signed by the couple and witnessed. In other jurisdictions, a license is not required. In some jurisdictions, a "pardon" can be obtained for marrying without a license, and in some jurisdictions, common-law marriages and marriage by cohabitation and representation are also recognized. These do not require a marriage license. There are also some jurisdictions where marriage licenses do not exist at all and a marriage certificate is given to the couple after the marriage ceremony did take place. Article 16 of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights declares that "Men and women of full age, without any limitation due to race, nationality or religion, have the right to marry and to found a family.

Definition of marriage licence in the English dictionary

The definition of marriage licence in the dictionary is an offical document stating that a marriage will be allowed to take place.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MARRIAGE LICENCE


absence
ˈæbsəns
beneficence
bɪˈnɛfɪsəns
complacence
kəmˈpleɪsəns
concupiscence
kənˈkjuːpɪsəns
impuissance
ɪmˈpjuːɪsəns
licence
ˈlaɪsəns
license
ˈlaɪsəns
magnificence
mæɡˈnɪfɪsəns
maleficence
mæˈlɛfɪsəns
nascence
ˈneɪsəns
obeisance
əʊˈbeɪsəns
puissance
ˈpjuːɪsəns
reconnaissance
rɪˈkɒnɪsəns
reconnoissance
rɪˈkɒnɪsəns
relicense
riːˈlaɪsəns
reminiscence
ˌrɛmɪˈnɪsəns
renaissance
rəˈneɪsəns
reticence
ˈretɪsəns
reviviscence
ˌrɛvɪˈvɪsəns
sublicense
sʌbˈlaɪsəns

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARRIAGE LICENCE

marriage
marriage bed
marriage bonds
marriage broker
marriage bureau
marriage ceremony
marriage certificate
marriage counselling
marriage customs
marriage guidance
marriage guidance counsellor
marriage lines
marriage of convenience
marriage partner
marriage rate
marriage settlement
marriage vows
marriageability
marriageable
marriageableness

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARRIAGE LICENCE

adolescence
at your convenience
car licence
chemiluminescence
convalescence
dehiscence
driving licence
effervescence
electroluminescence
evanescence
florescence
fluorescence
gaming licence
immunofluorescence
innocence
luminescence
obsolescence
provisional driving licence
road-fund licence
senescence
translucence

Synonyms and antonyms of marriage licence in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «marriage licence» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARRIAGE LICENCE

Find out the translation of marriage licence to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of marriage licence from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «marriage licence» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

结婚证
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

licencia de matrimonio
570 millions of speakers

English

marriage licence
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शादी के लाइसेंस
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

رخصة زواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

свидетельство о браке
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

certidão de casamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিবাহের লাইসেন্স
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

licence de mariage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Lesen perkahwinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Eheerlaubnis
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

結婚許可証
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결혼 라이센스
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Lisensi marriage
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giấy phép hôn nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருமண உரிமம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

लग्नाला परवाना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evlilik ruhsatı
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

licenza di matrimonio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zezwolenie na zawarcie małżeństwa
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

свідоцтво про шлюб
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

certificat de căsătorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

άδεια γάμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huwelik lisensie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

äktenskap licens
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ekteskap lisens
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marriage licence

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRIAGE LICENCE»

The term «marriage licence» is regularly used and occupies the 93.250 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRIAGE LICENCE» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about marriage licence

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QUOTES WITH «MARRIAGE LICENCE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word marriage licence.
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Mickey Rooney
I'm the only man in the world with a marriage licence made out to whom it may concern.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARRIAGE LICENCE»

Discover the use of marriage licence in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marriage licence and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Researching Scots-Irish Ancestors: The Essential ...
2.11 Marriage licence bonds During the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, when it was illegal for 'dissenting' ministers to perform marriages, some Roman Catholic and Presbyterians chose to be married in the Church of Ireland. To do so ...
William J. Roulston, 2005
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Love, Sex, and Marriage: A Historical Thesaurus
M.04/05.01 Marriage Licence see M.04/05 Marriage Registration, M.04/06 Marriage Bond, M.04/11.03.01.01.01 Premarital Agreement certificate of marriage, n: marriage licence 1797 — ; jackrum [1821 cant die]; marriage lines [ 1829 die] + ...
Julie Coleman, 1999
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Bishops' Transcripts and Marriage Licences, Bonds and ...
There is invariably a gap for the period of the Civil War and the Commonwealth ( the 1640s and 1650s), as diocesan and similar authority was suspended or abolished at the time (and this is the case with Marriage Licence records too). lt will ...
‎1997
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The Law of Marriage and Family Relations: A Manual of ...
... power to refuse licences ; and, to secure these objects, and especially the latter , two possible courses were pointed out: 'The officers of the Ecclesiastical Courts might be ordered to refuse the grant of a marriage licence to divorced persons.
Sir William Nevill Montgomerie Geary, 1892
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Journal
f]WING to circumstances peculiar to the county of Cork, the Marriage Licence bonds between the above dates are in most cases the only official evidence now available of the marriages to which they refer. The best evidence of a marriage in  ...
Cork Historical and Archaeological Society, 1898
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Same-Sex Marriage
The policy specifically states that a marriage licence cannot be issued to same- sex couples. P: So I said, "You cannot deny us something based simply on policy, it has to be denied under law. Can you tell me what law you're using to deny us ...
Kathleen A. Lahey, Kevin Alderson, 2004
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Nouveau recueil général de traités et autres actes relatifs ...
Any clergyman or minister who shall use, and all persons who shall be instrumental in the using of, a marriage licence that shall not have been perfected and filled up and subscribed by a deputy registrar in manner as herein directed, and any ...
Georg Friedrich Martens, Karl Friedrich Lucian Samwer, Julius Hopf, 1898
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Muslim Family Law in Western Courts
Haghighi (2006), 40 the parties were married in an Islamic ceremony in New Jersey without obtaining a marriage licence. Several years later, the wife filed for divorce. The trial court held that the Islamic marriagewas validandgranted the ...
Elisa Giunchi, 2014
9
Report of the Royal Commission on the Laws of Marriage: With ...
2, which may in many cases be of some practical value, and to which there is nothing similar in the English law; viz., the surrogate is required to send a copy of every notice for a marriage licence, as received by him and entered in his book, ...
Great Britain. Royal Commission on the Laws of Marriage, Frederick Thesiger Baron Chelmsford, 1868
10
The Legal Observer, Or, Journal of Jurisprudence
... that the marriage licence, by naming the parish where the marriage is to be celebrated, enables us to obtain evidence to prove such marriage ; and as the majority of persons in the middling and higher walks of life are married by licence , ...
‎1836

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARRIAGE LICENCE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marriage licence is used in the context of the following news items.
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Train Station Becomes a Wedding Venue
... special day will be made all the more unique by having their ceremony in what is believed to be the first station pub with a marriage licence.” «SourceWire, Jul 15»
2
You won't believe what this US county has done to 'mourn' gay …
One couple has applied for a marriage licence so far, reports the Associated Press. One resident of the county, Alex Sellers, has started a ... «PinkNews, Jul 15»
3
Letter of the day: Don't distort marriage
One of the major concerns is this: A minister acts on behalf of the State as 'officiate' because he/she signs the marriage licence making the ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Jul 15»
4
Kentucky official filmed refusing marriage licence to gay couple …
David Moore and David Ermold, who have been in a relationship for 17 years, attempted to get a marriage licence at the Rowan County Court ... «The Independent, Jul 15»
5
American Samoa questions gay marriage laws
As of Thursday, no one has applied for a same sex marriage licence in American Samoa, according to the island's Office of Vital Statistics. «Courier Mail, Jul 15»
6
Video captures same-sex couple being denied marriage licence in …
Moore then told her that it was likely she had provided a marriage licence to rapists or murderers at some point in her career. He asked if she ... «CBC.ca, Jul 15»
7
First same-sex marriage license issued
... Probate/Juvenile Division Judge Alan Lemons confirmed that last week his office issued the first same-sex marriage licence in Scioto County. «Portsmouth Daily Times, Jul 15»
8
'Polygamy could be next' after US Court redefines marriage
US: Christian clerk sued over marriage licence refusal · Chief Justice on gay marriage: 'Who do we think we are?' 'Supreme Court can't change ... «The Christian Institute, Jul 15»
9
Denied Marriage Licence, Same-sex Couple Sues US Official
Cato and Stapleton, who have been together for 27 years, tried to obtain a marriage licence in their home county on July 2, but the officials ... «The New Indian Express, Jul 15»
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'Sister Wives' polygamist vows to fight for marriage licence
Self-styled Montana polygamist Nathan Collier poses with his wives Christine, right, and Vicki in this undated handout photo courtesy of Collier. «Orillia Packet & Times, Jul 15»

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