matrimonial law
Noun: - The branch of law dealing with marriage: Matrimonial law is the specific area of legal practice and study concerned with all legal aspects of marriage, including its formation, validity, rights and obligations during the marriage, and its dissolution.
Matrimonial law governs the legal relationship between spouses. It is primarily applied in family courts. - Before getting married, they consulted a lawyer specializing in matrimonial law to understand their rights. - Changes in matrimonial law can significantly affect divorce proceedings and asset division.
- "Practice of matrimonial law": Refers to the professional work of a lawyer in this specific field.
- Her entire career has been dedicated to the practice of matrimonial law.
- Family law (n): A broader legal field that includes matrimonial law as well as laws concerning children, adoption, and domestic partnerships.
- Marital law (n): A less common variant; note the distinct difference from "martial law."
- Matrimonial (adj): Of or relating to marriage or the married state.
- They were discussing their matrimonial home.
- Marriage law
- Law of domestic relations (in a broader, more traditional sense)
(While "matrimonial law" itself is a compound noun and not typically broken into phrasal verbs, these are common legal phrases within the field.) - To file under matrimonial law: To initiate a legal action (like for divorce or separation) that falls under this legal category. - The petition was filed under matrimonial law.
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that branch of jurisprudence that studies the laws governing matrimony
