sham marriage

noun

A marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status.

Similar
fake marriagefalse marriagefictitious marriagemock marriagepaper marriage
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Meanings

nounsham marriage (plural sham marriages)

plural sham marriages

  1. A marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status.

    Synonyms: fake marriage, false marriage, fictitious marriage, mock marriage, paper marriage

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA marriage of convenience conducted by two persons who do not intend to live as a couple, generally for the purpose of gaining some advantage arising from married status.

Similar
fake marriagefalse marriagefictitious marriagemock marriagepaper marriage

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 假結婚 /假结婚, 虛假婚姻 /虚假婚姻
  • 假結婚 /假结婚 (jiǎjiéhūn)fake marriage
  • 虛假婚姻 /虚假婚姻 (xūjiǎ hūnyīn)fake marriage
Czech manželství naoko
  • manželství naokofake marriage
Danish proformaægteskab
  • proformaægteskabfake marriage
Dutch schijnhuwelijk, nephuwelijk
  • schijnhuwelijkfake marriage
  • nephuwelijkfake marriage
Finnish näennäisavioliitto
  • näennäisavioliittofake marriage
French mariage blanc, mariage de complaisance
  • mariage blancfake marriage
  • mariage de complaisancefake marriage
German Scheinehe
  • Scheinehefake marriage
Hungarian álházasság, látszatházasság
  • álházasságfake marriage
  • látszatházasságfake marriage
  • színlelt házasságfake marriage
Japanese 偽装結婚
  • 偽装結婚 (gizō kekkon)fake marriage
Polish małżeństwo fikcyjne
  • małżeństwo fikcyjnefake marriage
Portuguese casamento de fachada
  • casamento de fachadafake marriage
Russian фикти́вный брак
  • фикти́вный брак (fiktívnyj brak)fake marriage
Spanish matrimonio ficticio
  • matrimonio ficticiofake marriage
Swedish skenäktenskap
  • skenäktenskapfake marriage
Ukrainian фікти́вний шлюб
  • фікти́вний шлюб (fiktývnyj šljub)fake marriage
Cite this entry
APA

sham marriage. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sham%20marriage

MLA

“sham marriage.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sham%20marriage. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sham marriage,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sham%20marriage.

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