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MATRIMONIAL LAW
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
That branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony
Classified under:
Nouns denoting cognitive processes and contents
Hypernyms ("matrimonial law" is a kind of...):
jurisprudence; law; legal philosophy (the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do)
Domain member category:
property settlement ((matrimonial law) the division of property owned or acquired by marriage partners during their marriage)