promise in marriage
1promise of marriage — An engagement of marriage to the promisee. As the words are used in the statutory offense of seduction under promise of marriage, the promise need not be expressed in any set form, or in any particular words. It is enough if language is used… …
2promise of marriage — person s commitment to marry a specific person, engagement …
3marriage — mar·riage / mar ij/ n 1: the state of being united to a person of the opposite sex as husband or wife in a legal, consensual, and contractual relationship recognized and sanctioned by and dissolvable only by law see also divorce 2: the ceremony… …
4promise — A declaration which binds the person who makes it, either in honor, conscience, or law, to do or forbear a certain specific act, and which gives to the person to whom made a right to expect or claim the performance of some particular thing. A… …
5Marriage in Scotland — is between a man and a woman. Civil partnerships became available to same sex couples in December 2005 and grant rights and responsibilities identical to civil marriage. Contents 1 Eligibility 2 Marriage procedures 3 Irregular and common law… …
6Marriage Counselor Tora-san — Theatrical poster for Marriage Counselor Tora san (1984) Directed by Yoji Yamada …
7promise — [n1] one’s word that something will be done affiance, affirmation, agreement, asseveration, assurance, avowal, betrothal, bond, commitment, compact, consent, contract, covenant, earnest, engagement, espousal, guarantee, insurance, marriage, oath …
8promise — [präm′is] n. [ME promis < L promissum < promittere, to send before or forward < pro , forth + mittere, to send: see PRO 2 & MISSION] 1. an oral or written agreement to do or not to do something; vow 2. indication, as of a successful… …
9marriage vow — marriage .vow n [C usually plural] a promise that you make during the marriage ceremony …
10Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) …
