civil partnership

Noun CEFR B2

Definitions

A union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.

countable, uncountable

Equivalents

FrançaisPACS partenariat civil partenariat enregistré

Deutscheingetragene Partnerschaft

Portuguêsparceria civil

13 more languages

Afrikaansburgerlike verbintenis

Češtinaregistrované partnerství

Cymraegpartneriaeth sifil

Danskregistreret partnerskab

Esperantoregistrita partnereco

Suomirekisteröity parisuhde

Gaeilgepáirtnéireacht shibhialta

Gàidhligcom-pàirteachas sìobhalta companas-catharra

Íslenskastaðfest samvist

Nederlandsgeregistreerd partnerschap

Slovenčinaregistrované partnerstvo

Svenskaregistrerat partnerskap

Українськацивільне партнерство

CEFR level

B2

Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.

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See also

civil power civil procedure civil registry civil right civil rightist civil rights

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