prenuptial agreement
Definitions
A legal document, signed by both parties before marriage, stating the legal claims on each other's estate upon a subsequent divorce.
Equivalents
Françaiscontrat de mariage
DeutschEhevertrag
11 more languages
Bahasa Indonesiaperjanjian pranikah
Italianoconvenzione matrimoniale
日本語婚前契約
Nederlandshuwelijksvoorwaarden
Polskiintercyza
Portuguêsacordo pré-nupcial
Svenskaäktenskapsförord
Українськашлю́бний до́говір
Tiếng Việthôn ước
Examples
“Not so long ago, prenuptial agreements raised eyebrows. What hope⟳ was there for a marriage, the thinking went, if even before the wedding the couple were specifying who gets what in case of divorce?”
“Last⟳ week, he said we should get⟳ married and that he wants a prenuptial agreement.”
CEFR level
B2
Upper Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B2 vocabulary — upper intermediate level.
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