miscegenetic marriage

miscegenetic marriage
A marriage in violation of statute prohibiting the intermarriage of persons of certain different races, particularly persons of the white and black races.

Ballentine's law dictionary. . 1998.

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  • miscegenetic — adjective Of, pertaining to, or being miscegenation; interracial (). Thus, in Naim v. Naim a white woman, married to a Chinese who was domiciled in Virginia, obtained an annulment of her marriage, which had been performed in North Carolina in… …   Wiktionary

  • miscegenetic — adj. pertaining to a mixed marriage, of a marriage between different races …   English contemporary dictionary

  • miscegenation — miscegenetic /mis i jeuh net ik, mi sej euh /, adj. /mi sej euh nay sheuhn, mis i jeuh /, n. 1. marriage or cohabitation between a man and woman of different races, esp., in the U.S., between a black and a white person. 2. interbreeding between… …   Universalium

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