civil marriage

基本解释

Pollsters have found a majority in favour of allowing civil marriage in Lebanon.
民意测验专家也发现大多数人都希望能在黎巴嫩公证结婚。
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The 1949 Marriage Act, which updated the law on civil marriage, did not exclude the royal family as an earlier act in 1836 had done, he explained.
英国1836年婚姻法在“平民婚姻”一项上不包括王室成员的婚姻；英国1949年更新的婚姻法却没有再在此项上将王室成员排除在外。
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Partners unable to enter into a civil marriage, and their children, lack basic legal protections taken for granted by married couples, " Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver said.
没有世俗婚姻关系的伴侣以及他们的孩子，会缺少婚姻双方理当得到的基本法律保护，”众议院发言人Sheldon Silver说。

At the heart of the controversy were changes to marriage laws, including articles that set the legal minimum age for marriage at 18, recognize only civil marriages, allow joint property ownership, expand parental rights, and extend inheritance rights to girls.
Why does there have to be any type of a civil marriage?
我们为什么要采取公证结婚这种形式呢？
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I mean, there's no, there's really no need for civil marriage.
我的意思是，我们根本不需要什么公证结婚。
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And he talks about this in a -- not about religious sacraments, but civil marriage.
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