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MARRIAGE > CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS

Preferred term

CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS  

Definition

  • A LEGALLY RECOGNIZED RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ADULTS THAT CARRIES THE SAME LEGAL RIGHTS AND OBLIGATIONS AS MARRIAGE

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • CIVIL UNIONS
  • REGISTERED PARTNERSHIPS

History note

  • TERM CREATED JUNE 2006. THE ENTRY TERM 'SAME-SEX MARRIAGE' WAS MOVED FROM AN ENTRY TERM OF 'CIVIL PARTNERSHIPS' TO AN ENTRY TERM OF 'MARRIAGE' IN JULY 2015.

Definition source

  • ELSST

URI

https://hasset.ukdataservice.ac.uk/90d051e5-2b9d-40c8-a343-1f7eb34dc1fd

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