wedlock

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wedlock /ˈwɛd ˌlɑk/ ?

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(n) the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)

If getting married meant knitting something instead of buying a ring, there would be even more out-of-wedlock births.
Predictably, out-of-wedlock pregnancies are on the rise.
Having a baby out of wedlock was a scandal that drove some people to suicide.

"Whether it be having a child out of wedlock, or whether it be simply being a homosexual, it's going to be a lot," Aiken said, adding that his fans "know that I never intended to lie to anybody at all."
on Sep 23, 2008 By: Clay Aiken Source: New York Daily News
"I have over the past week taken time to consider and reflect on the issues relating to a relationship I had outside of wedlock," Zuma said in a statement today. "It has put a lot of pressure on my family and my organisation, the African...
on Feb 6, 2010 By: Jacob Zuma Source: The Guardian
Lindsay writes, "Is it a sin to be gay? Should it be a sin to be straight? Or to use birth control? Or to have sex before marriage? Or even to have a child out of wedlock?"
on Sep 14, 2008 By: Lindsay Lohan Source: Entertainment Tonight News