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marriage definition

marriage means a marriage lawful where entered into, including a lawful same-sex marriage, regardless of whether the jurisdiction where the hospital is located, or in which the spouse lives, permits such marriages to occur or recognizes such marriages;
marriage means a marriage—
marriage means the union of two individuals who are legally married (see section (37) of this rule).

Examples of marriage in a sentence

  • To use bereavement leave in the event of death for a spouse or domestic partner, the employee must have on file with Human Resources a Declaration of Marriage or Domestic Partnership for Purpose of City Benefits.

  • CIVIL UNIONS Because the Contract proceeds must be distributed within the time periods required by the Code, the right of a spouse to continue the Contract, if any, and all Contract provisions relating to spousal continuation, are available only to a person who is defined as "spouse" under the federal Defense of Marriage Act, or any other applicable federal law.

  • An employee's use of Medical Leave to care for a spouse or domestic partner is subject to the submission of a completed "Declaration of Marriage or Domestic Partnership for Purpose of City Benefits" form to Human Resources.


More Definitions of marriage

marriage means a marriage in terms of any law of Namibia and includes a marriage recognised as such in terms of any tradition, custom or religion of Namibia and any marriage in terms of the law of any country, other than Namibia, where such a marriage is recognised as a marriage under the laws of Namibia;
marriage means any religious or civil ceremony of marriage (whether or not legally binding).
marriage also means registered partnership in these insurance conditions.
marriage means the legally recognized union of one man and one woman.
marriage means a civil, customary or religious marriage;
marriage means the union of a man and a woman to the exclusion of all others, voluntarily entered into for life.
marriage means a marriage valid under the law of the place where the parties resided at the time of marriage, or the law of the place where the par- ties resided when the right to benefits accrued.(Authority: 38 U.S.C. 103(c))