break wedlock

verb

To commit adultery.

Meanings

verbbreak wedlock (third-person singular simple present breaks wedlock, present participle breaking wedlock, simple past broke wedlock, past participle broken wedlock)

present singular third person breaks wedlock · participle present breaking wedlock · past broke wedlock · participle past broken wedlock

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APA

break wedlock. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/break%20wedlock

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Chicago

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