What is the definition of marriage by the law?

Question

I need this to back up a statement I made in my paper.

Answer 1

What county are you talking about. In Canada and the Netherlands, Iran and Israel are all quite different than let's say the, US. Some are fair and equal - some are not.

Answer 2

to really answer this question it would be helpful to know were you are located. some states allow common law marriages (that's when you are together for a certain time that the marriage in effect is considered legal) as well as some states don't acknowledge common law marriage. to be safe get a license
from your county and get married by a minister or a justice of the peace. the age of the "participants" are also in question, and vary state to state. so this question, without all the info cannot
be answered in the truest form, so i can only hope that you can make do with this answer.

Answer 3

The definition varies. In the Netherlands, Belgium, Canada, Spain, and South Africa, it is defined as the union of one person with another. In other countries, it is generally defined as a union between a man and woman; and in Muslim countries, it is a contract between a man and up to four women.

Answer 4

"the legal or religious ceremony that formalizes the decision of a man and woman to live as husband and wife, including the accompanying social festivities: to officiate at a marriage."

"The legal union of a man and woman as husband and wife."

There are many other definitions, so go to dictionary.com to see the rest.