husband and wife

husband and wife
A man and woman who are legally married to one another and are thereby given by law specific rights and duties resulting from that relationship.

Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.


husband and wife
A man and woman who are legally married to one another and are thereby given by law specific rights and duties resulting from that relationship.

Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.

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  • oneness of husband and wife — The unity of husband and wife as it prevailed at common law, the entire legal existence of the wife being completely merged or incorporated in that of the husband, and as it prevails to a limited extent even in modern times under Married Woman s… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • living together as husband and wife — Living as husband and wife, with voluntary recognition of the relationship and in the absence of design or agreement to live apart free from reciprocal marital rights and duties, irrespective of whether or not there is a common place of living.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • live and cohabit together as husband and wife — As applied to common law marriages, means a living together, claiming to be married, in the relationship of husband and wife. Drummond v. Benson, Tex.Civ.App., 133 S.W.2d 154, 159 …   Black's law dictionary

  • live and cohabit together as husband and wife — As applied to common law marriages, means a living together, claiming to be married, in the relationship of husband and wife. Drummond v. Benson, Tex.Civ.App., 133 S.W.2d 154, 159 …   Black's law dictionary

  • act of living together as husband and wife — index cohabitation (married state) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

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