单词 | alimony |
释义 | alimony —alimonied, adj. /al"euh moh'nee/, n. 1. Law. an allowance paid to a person by that person's spouse or former spouse for maintenance, granted by a court upon a legal separation or a divorce or while action is pending. 2. supply of the means of living; maintenance. [1645-55; < L alimonia nourishment, sustenance, deriv. of alimon- (s. of alimo), equiv. to ali- (see ALIMENT) + -mon- action n. suffix parallel to -mentum -MENT] |
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