- mock marriage
- A marriage performed by way of a jest, with no intention of entering into a contract of marriage or assuming the marital relationship, rights, and duties. Anno: 11 ALR 215.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
mock marriage
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