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;maintenance:In family law, an antiquated term referring to child support and spousal support. See "child support" and "spousal support". | ;maintenance:In family law, an antiquated term referring to child support and spousal support. See "child support" and "spousal support". | ||
;''male fides'':A Latin phrase meaning “in bad faith.” Intentionally misleading someone else, whether by doing or not doing something; acting in a manner contrary to one's actual intention; failing to act honestly and openly. See "good faith". | ;''male fides'':A Latin phrase meaning “in bad faith.” Intentionally misleading someone else, whether by doing or not doing something; acting in a manner contrary to one's actual intention; failing to act honestly and openly. See "good faith". | ||
;malfeasance:Doing an act which is wrongful or unlawful by operation of law. A "malfeasor" is a person | ;malfeasance:Doing an act which is wrongful or unlawful by operation of law. A "malfeasor" is a person who has committed a wrongful or unlawful act. See "unlawful". | ||
;marriage:A legal relationship between two persons, whether of the same or opposite genders, that is solemnized by a marriage commissioner or licenced religious official and gives rise to certain mutual rights, benefits and obligations. See also "conjugal rights", "consortium" and "marriage, validity of". | ;marriage:A legal relationship between two persons, whether of the same or opposite genders, that is solemnized by a marriage commissioner or licenced religious official and gives rise to certain mutual rights, benefits and obligations. See also "conjugal rights", "consortium" and "marriage, validity of". | ||
;marriage, validity of:For a marriage to be valid, the spouses must be unmarried at the time of the marriage, not within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity, and capable of understanding the meaning of marriage, and the marriage must be performed by a person entitled to solemnize marriage in the jurisdiction where the marriage is performed under the laws of that jurisdiction. See "age of majority", "bigamy", "consanguinity" and "disability". | ;marriage, validity of:For a marriage to be valid, the spouses must be unmarried at the time of the marriage, not within the prohibited degrees of consanguinity, and capable of understanding the meaning of marriage, and the marriage must be performed by a person entitled to solemnize marriage in the jurisdiction where the marriage is performed under the laws of that jurisdiction. See "age of majority", "bigamy", "consanguinity" and "disability". | ||
