lawfully wedded
Officially joined together
Lawfully wedded means legally married according to the laws of the jurisdiction.
The phrase appears most often in traditional wedding ceremonies: Do you take this woman to be your lawfully wedded wife?
Outside ceremonial contexts, it sounds formal or deliberately old-fashioned.
A lawfully wedded spouse has legal rights that unmarried partners typically lack.
- marriedJoined in matrimony
- man and wifeWedded couple
- vowsSolemn binding promises
- exchange vowsRecite marriage promises
- ceremonyFormal event marking occasions
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lawfully weddedunmarried
Not legally wed
unwed · single · divorced · common-law · living in sin
lawfully weddedeloped
Married in secret
uncommitted · friends with benefits · no strings attached · situationship · common-law spouse
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