palimony

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pa·li·mo·ny /ˈpæləməni $ -moʊni/ noun [uncountable]  especially American EnglishSCL an amount of money that a law court orders someone to pay regularly to a former partner that they were living with but were not married to 〔非婚同居者分手后一方被判付给另一方的〕生活费

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palimony• Other first-time entries include palimony, kissogram and sloane ranger.• California law does not recognize gay marriages, but state appellate courts have adjudicated gay and lesbian palimony cases.• She was reading about the palimony trial in California.• Every evening now, Selina turns straight to the palimony page, and goes all quiet.Origin palimony (1900-2000) pal + alimony

pa·li·mo·ny nounChineseSyllable  

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palimony
pa‧li‧mo‧ny /ˈpæləməni, ˈpælɪməni $ -moʊni/ noun [uncountable]especially American English an amount of money that a law court orders someone to pay regularly to a former partner that they were living with but were not married to

pali·monyBrE /ˈpælɪməni/ 🔊NAmE /ˈpælɪməni/ 🔊 noun [uncountable] (informal, especially NAmE) money that a court orders sb to pay regularly to a former partner when they have lived together without being married （法院判定定期付给前未婚同居对象的）生活费  ➡  compare alimony