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单词 civil partnership
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Definition of civil partnership in English:

civil partnership

(US civil union)
noun
  • (in some countries) a legally recognized union of a same-sex couple, with rights similar to those of marriage.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Given that lengthy list, I ask how anyone can possibly say that civil unions are not same-sex marriages.
    • If that is the case, then there certainly aren't enough votes to pass civil unions legislation.
    • Everyone who supported civil unions but not marriage is caught by your example.
    • The law recognizes the civil union of gay couples but does not term the union a marriage.
    • The report says the purpose of the bill is to establish civil unions for different and same sex couples.
    • The state already has a statute banning recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions.
    • A civil union and a marriage will be synonymous in law; there will be no difference.
    • It lost the cause on the civil union legislation, but it stuck by the strategy.
    • Support for civil unions and same-sex marriage has been steadily dropping in polls.
    • We should acknowledge that marriage, civil unions, and de facto relationships are different.
    • Heterosexual couples wishing to commit to each other will have two options: marriage or a civil union.
    • They have happily cited the European countries that have provided for civil unions and for marriage.
    • The civil union law is expressly designed to extend that same protection to same-sex couples.
    • Not being a church-goer, I don't see any advantage marriage has over a civil union.
    • The judge who heard their petition decided that he could recognize their civil union.
    • The Federal Marriage Amendment would not block a state from recognizing civil unions.
    • To the extent that civil unions will duplicate marriage, then extending that privilege is clearly unnecessary.
    • It is worth remembering that we didn't get civil unions by asking for civil unions.
    • Marriage and civil unions simply make this consent explicit and concrete.
    • The status of civil unions outside of Vermont is very much an open question.
 
 

Definition of civil union in US English:

civil union

noun
  • A legally recognized union of a same-sex couple, with rights similar to those of marriage.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Heterosexual couples wishing to commit to each other will have two options: marriage or a civil union.
    • To the extent that civil unions will duplicate marriage, then extending that privilege is clearly unnecessary.
    • The law recognizes the civil union of gay couples but does not term the union a marriage.
    • The report says the purpose of the bill is to establish civil unions for different and same sex couples.
    • We should acknowledge that marriage, civil unions, and de facto relationships are different.
    • Given that lengthy list, I ask how anyone can possibly say that civil unions are not same-sex marriages.
    • The judge who heard their petition decided that he could recognize their civil union.
    • The status of civil unions outside of Vermont is very much an open question.
    • The state already has a statute banning recognition of same-sex marriages and civil unions.
    • The Federal Marriage Amendment would not block a state from recognizing civil unions.
    • Not being a church-goer, I don't see any advantage marriage has over a civil union.
    • It lost the cause on the civil union legislation, but it stuck by the strategy.
    • It is worth remembering that we didn't get civil unions by asking for civil unions.
    • If that is the case, then there certainly aren't enough votes to pass civil unions legislation.
    • Support for civil unions and same-sex marriage has been steadily dropping in polls.
    • Marriage and civil unions simply make this consent explicit and concrete.
    • They have happily cited the European countries that have provided for civil unions and for marriage.
    • Everyone who supported civil unions but not marriage is caught by your example.
    • The civil union law is expressly designed to extend that same protection to same-sex couples.
    • A civil union and a marriage will be synonymous in law; there will be no difference.
 
 
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