- sham marriage
- Юридический термин: фиктивный, фиктивный брак
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Универсальный англо-русский словарь. Академик.ру. 2011.
Sham marriage — A sham marriage is a union (marriage) motivated not so much by love but instead by a desire for political advantage or personal convenience. Examples of the former include many royal marriages, one of the most famous being the marriage between… … Wikipedia
sham marriage — noun a marriage of convenience entered into with the intent of deceiving public officials or society about its purpose. Syn: fake marriage, fictitious marriage, mock marriage … Wiktionary
sham marriage — A marriage ceremony performed in jest. A marriage entered into by one of the parties in good faith but illegal because of intentional acts or omissions on the part of the other party. Lee v State, 44 Tex Crim 354, 72 SW 1005 … Ballentine's law dictionary
Marriage of convenience — A marriage of convenience (plural marriages of convenience) is a marriage contracted for reasons other than the reasons of relationship, family, or love. Instead, such a marriage is orchestrated for personal gain or some other sort of strategic… … Wikipedia
sham — sham1 [ʃæm] n [Date: 1600 1700; Origin: Perhaps from sham shame (13 17 centuries), from shame] 1.) [singular] someone or something that is not what they are claimed to be used to show disapproval ▪ The elections were a complete sham. ▪ Hutton was … Dictionary of contemporary English
Marriage — For other uses, see Marriage (disambiguation). Married and Matrimony redirect here. For other uses, see Married (disambiguation) and Matrimony (disambiguation) … Wikipedia
sham — sham1 [ ʃæm ] noun 1. ) singular something that people pretend is good, serious, or honest but is really not 2. ) singular someone who tricks people by claiming they are something they are not 3. ) count AMERICAN a cover used for decoration on a… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
sham — I UK [ʃæm] / US noun [singular] Word forms sham : singular sham plural shams 1) something that people pretend is good, serious, or honest but is really not 2) someone who tricks people by claiming they are something that they are not II UK [ʃæm]… … English dictionary
sham — 1. noun it s all a sham Syn: pretence, fake, act, simulation, fraud, lie, counterfeit, humbug 2. adjective a sham marriage Syn: fake, pretended, feigned, simulated, false … Synonyms and antonyms dictionary
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