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PRONUNCIATION OF MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT

marriage settlement  [ˈmærɪdʒ ˈsetəlmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT

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adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Marriage settlement 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 SETTLEMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of marriage settlement in the English dictionary

The definition of marriage settlement in the dictionary is a formal agreement made before marriage disposing of the property of the couple to be married.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT


accouplement
əˈkʌpəlmənt
bafflement
ˈbæfəlmənt
battlement
ˈbætəlmənt
belittlement
bɪˈlɪtəlmənt
disembowelment
ˌdɪsɪmˈbaʊəlmənt
dismantlement
dɪsˈmæntəlmənt
embezzlement
ɪmˈbɛz əlmənt
embrittlement
ɪmˈbrɪtəlmənt
enablement
ɪnˈeɪb əlmənt
entanglement
ɪnˈtæŋɡəlmənt
entitlement
ɪnˈtaɪt əlmənt
outsettlement
ˈaʊtˌsetəlmənt
prattlement
ˈprætəlmənt
presettlement
priːˈsetəlmənt
redoublement
ˌriːˈdʌbəlmənt
resettlement
riːˈsɛtəlmənt
settlement
ˈsɛtəlmənt
startlement
ˈstɑːtəlmənt
tremblement
ˈtrɛmbəlmənt
unsettlement
ʌnˈsɛtəlmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT

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

WORDS THAT END LIKE MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT

advertisement
agreement
announcement
apartment
arrangement
basement
element
enforcement
engagement
implement
improvement
infringement
management
measurement
movement
placement
replacement
requirement
retirement
statement
supplement

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

SYNONYMS

Translation of «marriage settlement» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT

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The translations of marriage settlement 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 settlement» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

婚姻结算
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

capitulaciones matrimoniales
570 millions of speakers

English

marriage settlement
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

शादी बंदोबस्त
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تسوية الزواج
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

брачный
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

acordo de casamento
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বিবাহ নিষ্পত্তি
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

contrat de mariage
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penyelesaian perkahwinan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Ehevertrag
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

結婚決済
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

결혼 정착
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Perkawinan perkawinan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

giải quyết hôn nhân
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

திருமண தீர்வு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

विवाह सेटलमेंट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Evlilik anlaşması
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

insediamento matrimonio
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

osada małżeństwo
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

шлюбний
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

decontare căsătorie
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

διευθέτηση του γάμου
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

huwelik nedersetting
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

äktenskapsförord
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

ektepakt
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of marriage settlement

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT»

The term «marriage settlement» is regularly used and occupies the 103.247 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT» OVER TIME

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

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT»

Discover the use of marriage settlement in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to marriage settlement and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Daily Life in Victorian England
A marriage settlement thus ensured that a woman had some independent income. The money not only gave her protection from her husband (if the need arose) but also could support her if he died or went bankrupt. (Assets guarded by a ...
Sally Mitchell, 1996
2
Essential Trusts Law
Where a settlor promises to settle property on trustees pursuant to a marriage settlement, and the marriage takes place but vesting has not yet occurred, the trust is nevertheless enforceable in equity by the trustees on behalf of the husband ...
Iwobi, 2001
3
Marriage Settlements, 1601-1740: The Adoption of the Strict ...
The data suggest that the most prevalent form of marriage settlement after 1600 in Kent and Northamptonshire was a life estate in the groom followed by a jointure provision with the entail 1 1572 to 1614. 2 Sec Introduction. secured in the ...
Lloyd Bonfield, 2008
4
The Pursuit of the Heiress: Aristocratic Marriage in Ireland ...
TWO Collateral calculation THE CONSTRAINTS OF THE MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT Major landowners had . . . been resorting to the strict settlement before the end of the seventeenth century (usually incorporating it in the eldest son's ...
A. P. W. Malcomson, 2006
5
Drafting Cayman Islands Trusts
So the addition of potential beneficiaries not intended to benefit at all (or only intended to benefit as fall back beneficiaries if the husband and wife die childless ) would not preclude 'marriage settlement'status.Adeclarationthat the settlement ...
James Kessler, Tony Pursall, 2006
6
Equity and Trusts Law Directions
Later, a trustee who had been a party to H's marriage settlement was additionally appointed trustee under the will of Ralli. That trustee, who also happened to be I's husband, brought the present action, seeking directions as to whether H's ...
Gary Watt, 2012
7
An Index to All the Reported Cases, Statutes and General ...
Young v. BarrkquangaI, 1836, 1 Moore, P. C. 150. SETTLEMENT ON MARRIAG E. l. Coxsrnucrron, I, 1. What Estate. By a marriage settlement, money and stock were assigned to trustees, in trust to receive the income during the life of the lady,  ...
Edward Chitty, 1838
8
Family Law: Jurisdictional Comparisons
The spouses can, either before the conclusion of the marriage or during the marriage, execute a marriage settlement. In a marriage settlement, the engaged persons or spouses may exclude from the marital right any property owned or later ...
‎2011
9
Family Law in Denmark
A contract pertaining to the matrimonial property regime, on the other hand, must be formed by marriage settlement in order to be valid. This does not only apply to relations with any third party, but also as between the spouses. As it has been ...
Hans Viggo Godsk Pedersen, Ingrid Lund-Andersen, 2011
10
Analytical Digest of Cases Published in the Law Journal Reports
By a marriage settlement estates were limited to the wife and the husband, for their lives, with remainder to the heirs of the husband on the body of the wife, and their heirs, and, if more children than one, equally to be divided amongst them as  ...
Henry D. Barton, 1838

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «MARRIAGE SETTLEMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term marriage settlement is used in the context of the following news items.
1
King John's Teesdale charter goes on display
Henry fitz Hervey's marriage settlement to a woman called Alice will also be on display, alongside other medieval and early modern records including parish ... «The Northern Echo, Jul 15»
2
Coventry pub name origins: Why is it called the Phoenix?
... Ash, in June of 1720, settled the pub - called the Parrot and Griffin - to his son Joseph Ash Jr. and Bridgett Sturgess in a marriage settlement. «Coventry Telegraph, Jul 15»
3
Who Is Sonja Morgan's Ex-Husband, Millionaire John Adams Morgan?
Morgan struggled to collect her marriage settlement ($3 million), and then lost a lawsuit which required her to pay back $7 million. It's taken ... «2paragraphs.com, Jun 15»
4
Dream wedding wrecked after Kiwi deported
Their original Marriage Settlement visa had been rejected because the couple did not have enough money in savings. Officials said they would ... «Taranaki Daily News, May 15»
5
WATCH: Gwynedd woman distraught over fiance's deportation
In November last year Lliwen applied for a UK marriage settlement visa. Lliwen said the application was rejected because the couple did not ... «Daily Post North Wales, May 15»
6
Businesswomen dominant in contest for reserved seats
11 is using her marriage settlement money for the polls. There are cases against 12 of the candidates. In Dhaka North, Swapna Akhter of ward ... «Prothom Alo, Apr 15»
7
13 pubs that have closed in Bishop's Stortford in the space of a …
The premises apparently formed part of the marriage settlement of Godfrey Lee Farrant and Margaret Manesty in 1776. The building was ... «Herts and Essex Observer, Apr 15»
8
True love, marriage and mortgages
... this people still want to buy apartments as part of a marriage settlement." ... office workers wanted a house as part of the marriage settlement. «Global Times, Mar 15»
9
Singer Jon Stevens was on top of the world six weeks ago today …
... less opulent that the harbourside apartment Meares bought in 2004 with a portion of her marriage settlement from billionaire James Packer. «The Daily Telegraph, Mar 15»
10
The art of Emily Weston
... his father that marrying Emily would assure his future happiness, and Francis Marion Weston agreed to meet her father to work out a marriage settlement. «Coastal Observer, Mar 15»

REFERENCE
« EDUCALINGO. Marriage settlement [online]. Available <https://educalingo.com/en/dic-en/marriage-settlement>. Apr 2024 ».
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