consensual union
consensual union A form of cohabitation by a man and a woman who live together as married but whose relationship is not formally ratified by the dominant laws and religion of the country. The offspring of a consensual union are illegitimate in law. In some parts of the Third World, customary marriages are not recognized by the state, and are defined as consensual unions in official statistics. See also MARRIAGE.
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