suspended marriage

noun

A legal or cultural arrangement where a marriage contract is valid but its full implementation such as cohabitation or certain marital obligations, is delayed or held in abeyance for an agreed period.

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Meanings

nounsuspended marriage (plural suspended marriages)

plural suspended marriages

  1. A legal or cultural arrangement where a marriage contract is valid but its full implementation such as cohabitation or certain marital obligations, is delayed or held in abeyance for an agreed period.
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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