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civil union
noun
- a relationship between a couple that is legally recognized by a governmental authority and has many of the rights and responsibilities of marriage:
civil unions for same-sex couples.
Word History and Origins
Origin of civil union1
Example Sentences
Romania is one of the few European Union members that allows neither same-sex marriage nor civil unions, despite a growing social acceptance of LGBTQ+ people.
And Vermont was the only state at the time that allowed civil unions.
It was made clear the blessing shouldn’t be connected to a civil union ceremony.
It also emphasizes that such a blessing should not be performed during a civil union or with clothes or gestures affiliated with a wedding.
Last year, members of Parliament debated several legal amendments to allow either marriage equality or civil unions, which did not give LGBTQ+ couples all of the same rights as heterosexual couples.
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