civil marriage
noun [ U or C ] uk/ˌsɪv.əl ˈmær.ɪdʒ/ us/ˌsɪv.əl ˈmer.ɪdʒ/
（没有宗教仪式、受法律承认的）民事婚姻，世俗婚姻，公证结婚
a legally recognized marriage that takes place without a religious ceremony
To conduct a civil marriage, you have to be trained and legally appointed. 要主持公证结婚，你必须经过培训并依法获得指派。
He co-sponsored a bill to allow gay couples to have civil marriages. 他联合他人发起一项法案，允许同性伴侣有公证结婚的权利。
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- The Netherlands' new marriage law eliminates the definition of "marriage" as a union between a man and a woman, effectively legalizing civil marriage between same-sex Dutch couples.
- "Civil marriages are a civil right," she said in Philadelphia.
- The ruling said that marriage laws "must be read and applied in a gender-neutral manner so as to permit same-sex couples to enter into a civil marriage".
- He insists on drawing a sharp line between religious marriage and civil marriage.