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• marital duties — noun The duty to be available to ones spouse for sexual intercourse …   Wiktionary

• marital rights —    copulation by a man with his wife    In the days when this phrase was used seriously, the sexual meaning transcended the economic and other rights which a husband acquired over his wife and her possessions when they married. Both lay and… …   How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms

• gross neglect of duty — As a ground for divorce:–neglect attended with circumstances of indignity or aggravation; such a glaring, shameful neglect of marital duties as to be obvious from common understanding and inexcusable under all the relevant facts of the case.… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Arthur, Prince of Wales — Infobox British Royalty|royal name =Arthur title =Prince of Wales imgw =200 caption = spouse =Catherine of Aragon royal house =House of Tudor father =Henry VII mother =Elizabeth of York date of birth =birth date|1486|9|20|df=y place of birth… …   Wikipedia

• Condonation — Con do*na tion, n. [L. condonatio a giving away.] 1. The act of condoning or pardoning. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law) Forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife or by a wife of her husband, for a breach of marital duty, as… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Heterosexuality — refers to sexual behavior with or attraction to people of the opposite sex, or to a heterosexual orientation. As a sexual orientation, heterosexuality refers to an enduring pattern of or disposition to experience sexual, affectional, or romantic… …   Wikipedia

• condonation — The forgiveness, either express or implied, by a husband of his wife, or by a wife of her husband, of a breach of marital duty, with an implied condition that the offense shall not be repeated. 24 Am J2d Div & S § 204. See condonable offense …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• WOMAN — This article is arranged according to the following outline: the historical perspective biblical period marriage and children women in household life economic roles educational and managerial roles religious roles women outside the household… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism

• Divorce (in Moral Theology) —     Divorce (in Moral Theology)     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Divorce (in Moral Theology)     This subject will be treated here under two distinct heads: First, divorce in moral theology; second, divorce in civil jurisprudence.     The term… …   Catholic encyclopedia

• trust — A legal entity created by a grantor for the benefit of designated beneficiaries under the laws of the state and the valid trust instrument. The trustee holds a fiduciary responsibility to manage the trust s corpus assets and income for the… …   Black's law dictionary

• HUSBAND AND WIFE — The act of marriage creates certain rights and duties between husband and wife. In performing them, both parties have to conduct themselves according to the following rules, comprising the fundamental principles for the relationship between… …   Encyclopedia of Judaism