civil partnership

English

Noun

civil partnership (countable and uncountable, plural civil partnerships)

  1. A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.

Synonyms

  • (similar arrangement in various jurisdictions): see civil union

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