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civil union
noun
: a legal relationship between two people of the same sex that gives them some of the same rights and responsibilities that married people have
Full Definition of CIVIL UNION
: the legal status that ensures to same-sex couples specified rights and responsibilities of married couples
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First Known Use of CIVIL UNION
1992
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