marriage certificate

marriage certificate
marriage certificate UK US noun [countable] [singular marriage certificate plural marriage certificates]
an official document stating that two people are married
Thesaurus: engagements and weddingshyponym to get, or to be marriedsynonym

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noun, pl ⋯ -cates [count]
: a legal document that shows that a marriage has taken place

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ˈmarriage certificate [marriage certificate] (BrE) (US ˈmarriage license) noun
a legal document that proves two people are married

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